Lampwork Etc.
 
Mountain Glass Arts

LE Live Chat

Enter Live Chat

No users in chat




Beads of Courage


 

Go Back   Lampwork Etc. > Library > Safety

Safety -- Make sure you are safe!

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #31  
Old 2005-07-22, 10:11am
Rhapsody Fire Beads's Avatar
Rhapsody Fire Beads Rhapsody Fire Beads is offline
CA Queen Bitch
 
Join Date: Jun 05, 2005
Location: Hermiston, Oregon
Posts: 11,258
Default

Found them Dale, it's an Airsep GENERATOR Model AS016-3. Hubby has it filling a tank, then to my torch. It sputtered at lot at the torch before he did that. Any suggestions?

~Suzy~
__________________
Suzy Q...... as in Quick

Being unstable and bitchy is all part of my mystique.



To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

Peek A Boo!
Reply With Quote
  #32  
Old 2005-07-22, 11:17am
MikeAurelius's Avatar
MikeAurelius MikeAurelius is offline
Safety ALWAYS
 
Join Date: Jun 10, 2005
Location: Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Posts: 2,401
Default

Here are the recommendations by Bethlehem for *ALL* their torches, from the Piranha up to the Great White:

Propane pressure: 5 PSI
Oxygen pressure: 20 PSI

"Burners attached to an oxygen generator may not perform as well as burners using compressed gas. Oxygen generators may not be able to deliver the volume of oxygen at full flame settings. This is not true for all oxygen generators. Note: if your oxygen generator has a pressure delivery of less than 10 PSI, then it will not deliver the total cubic feet per hour that is needed for full flame."

Piranha: 2.8 cubic feet per hour of propane, 9.6 cubic feet per hour oxygen (79.5/272 liters per hour)

Barracuda: 8.4 CFH propane, 42.0 CFH oxygen (238.6/1192 LPH)

Tiger Shark: 12.0 CFH propane, 48.0 CFH oxygen (340.8/1363.2 LPH)

Great White: 48.1 CFH propane, 84.5 CFH oxygen (1366.0/2399.8 LPH)

Hope this helps.

To get liters per minute from liters per hour, divide liters per hour by 60.
Reply With Quote
  #33  
Old 2005-07-22, 11:40am
SELSEY's Avatar
SELSEY SELSEY is offline
Bead Obsessed
 
Join Date: Jul 18, 2005
Location: So. Calif.
Posts: 474
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by sandra j ziolkowski
Wow guys- I cant wait to start saving $$$$. Its costing me a fortune in #&*#*&$
Air. What a great idea. Thanks for all the input, I think we will all ,me, my torch and my husband, since I dont actually make any money yet, will be very happy.
I have a minor and run one concentrator 95% of the time. Once in a while I will hook up and run with two concentrators. I do that when I'm working with copper green and any other glass that is really tempermental to a reducing flame.

One word of warning that I don't think anyone has mentioned here....they are very noisy. Just so you are prepared. It wouldn't change my decision, I still am very glad I switched.
__________________
Sheryl Kelsey
Selsey Designs


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Reply With Quote
  #34  
Old 2005-07-22, 3:44pm
sandra j ziolkowski's Avatar
sandra j ziolkowski sandra j ziolkowski is offline
Flame Glass Beads
 
Join Date: Jul 06, 2005
Location: Panhandle of West Virginia somewhere between PA and OH
Posts: 134
Default

One more question about the concentrator- Does it connect easily to the hoses to the torch???? I looked into a place today about buying a used one and the guy sounded positive but its up to someone else, and no price quote yet. It seems that $200 is the average price? For a used one anyway.
The one he pointed out to me had 28000 hours logged one it.
Sandi
Reply With Quote
  #35  
Old 2005-07-23, 4:19am
BillBrach's Avatar
BillBrach BillBrach is offline
Professional Bead Pimp
 
Join Date: Jun 11, 2005
Location: Gainesville & Cape San Blas, Florida
Posts: 406
Default

Most concentrators have a fitting on the front panel called a "B" Oxygen Fitting where the oxygen comes out.

Some have just a hose barb, and in that case, you will cut the brass fitting off the end of the hose, slip the hose over the hose barb, and use a small clamp to hold the hose on.

If you have a choice, just tell them you want to buy one with the "B" fitting.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

"Another Analog Brain in the New Digital World" - me
"The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist" - PopCap Zuma game, Level 12-7
Reply With Quote
  #36  
Old 2005-07-23, 8:20am
Dale M.'s Avatar
Dale M. Dale M. is offline
Gentleman of Leisure
 
Join Date: Jun 10, 2005
Location: A Little Bit West of Yosemite Valley
Posts: 5,200
Default

Here is a picture of making a connection to oxygen concentrator.

1. Picture of oxy con with the "tubing adapter" in place for use with medical applications.

2. Oxy con with adapter removed and threaded outlet port showing.

3. Oxygen hose with "B" fitting about to be connected to oxy con.

4. Oxygen hose connected to oxy con.

Your oxygen concentrator may be of a different brand name or style, but the concept is the same. In some cases the adapter in pic. 1 may not be removable, so one just cuts off the "B" fitting in pics. 3 & 4 and slip hose directly on adapter fitting.




Dale
__________________
You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think.

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Vendor-Artist-Studio-Teacher Registry

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
San Francisco - A Few Toys Short of a Happy Meal

Last edited by Dale M.; 2005-07-23 at 11:06am.
Reply With Quote
  #37  
Old 2005-07-24, 11:00am
sandra j ziolkowski's Avatar
sandra j ziolkowski sandra j ziolkowski is offline
Flame Glass Beads
 
Join Date: Jul 06, 2005
Location: Panhandle of West Virginia somewhere between PA and OH
Posts: 134
Default

You guys and gals are awsome!!!!! I will let you know how this ends. I jsut blew through 3- 92#ers this past week and and I spend alot more time chasing my two small boys around than I did making beads. If my local contacts fizzle out i'll have to look at e-bay.
Thanks again
Reply With Quote
  #38  
Old 2005-08-03, 2:09pm
sandra j ziolkowski's Avatar
sandra j ziolkowski sandra j ziolkowski is offline
Flame Glass Beads
 
Join Date: Jul 06, 2005
Location: Panhandle of West Virginia somewhere between PA and OH
Posts: 134
Default I just recieved my oxygen concentrator !!HELP!!

It came without a user manual so Im now printing one off ,all 64 pages. It doesnt have a B oxygen fitting it only has little do-hickey above the 02 cylinder( and what is that stuff for?) So Im guessing that little do-Hickey is where I clamp on the oxygne hose? After that Im ready to go? I feel like I did the first time I lit my torch.
Thanks Sandi
Reply With Quote
  #39  
Old 2005-08-03, 2:30pm
BillBrach's Avatar
BillBrach BillBrach is offline
Professional Bead Pimp
 
Join Date: Jun 11, 2005
Location: Gainesville & Cape San Blas, Florida
Posts: 406
Default

What do you mean by "do-hickey". Is it something that looks like a 'christmas' tree ??

Some have the 'christmass' tree fitting (Dales' pic #1 above) screwed onto the 'B' ox fitting.

Some have just a short (maybe 1/2" long or so) plastic 'nipple' sticking out the front. If it is the nipple-type, just cut the fitting off the green hose and clamp it on.

Small hose clamps are available at places like AutoZone, Discount Auto Parts, or Pep Boys.
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

"Another Analog Brain in the New Digital World" - me
"The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist" - PopCap Zuma game, Level 12-7
Reply With Quote
  #40  
Old 2005-08-03, 2:54pm
sandra j ziolkowski's Avatar
sandra j ziolkowski sandra j ziolkowski is offline
Flame Glass Beads
 
Join Date: Jul 06, 2005
Location: Panhandle of West Virginia somewhere between PA and OH
Posts: 134
Default

Bill it is a little, graduated,smaller at the end approximatly 1/2 " long do-hickey. It as two tiers of graduation. I could take a picture maybe. But thats it.
Sandi
Reply With Quote
  #41  
Old 2005-08-03, 3:50pm
Dale M.'s Avatar
Dale M. Dale M. is offline
Gentleman of Leisure
 
Join Date: Jun 10, 2005
Location: A Little Bit West of Yosemite Valley
Posts: 5,200
Default

ACK... There is one concentrator out here that only has a little black plastic ribbed connector that takes a pushon (medical) oxygen hose...

Dont rmember the name of the concentrator, but on another site/post (might have been WC) somebody ran into same thing I believe. Response was something like go to concentrator/medical supplier and ask for a "humidifier bottle adapter". Apparently it pushed on to the plastic fitting and has a "b" oxygen connector on it...

Dale
__________________
You can lead a person to knowledge, but you can't make them think.

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Vendor-Artist-Studio-Teacher Registry

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
San Francisco - A Few Toys Short of a Happy Meal
Reply With Quote
  #42  
Old 2005-08-03, 5:37pm
sandra j ziolkowski's Avatar
sandra j ziolkowski sandra j ziolkowski is offline
Flame Glass Beads
 
Join Date: Jul 06, 2005
Location: Panhandle of West Virginia somewhere between PA and OH
Posts: 134
Default

That might turn out to be right because this one talks about a humidifier bottle that you can attach to it. I will give it a try.
Sandi
Reply With Quote
  #43  
Old 2005-08-03, 6:24pm
BillBrach's Avatar
BillBrach BillBrach is offline
Professional Bead Pimp
 
Join Date: Jun 11, 2005
Location: Gainesville & Cape San Blas, Florida
Posts: 406
Default

Sandi,

A picture might be a good idea. It might be what is called a "luer" fitting. This is a push-on, half twist kind of thing.

Bill
__________________

To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.


To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

"Another Analog Brain in the New Digital World" - me
"The fact that nobody understands you doesn't make you an artist" - PopCap Zuma game, Level 12-7
Reply With Quote
  #44  
Old 2005-08-04, 9:07am
sandra j ziolkowski's Avatar
sandra j ziolkowski sandra j ziolkowski is offline
Flame Glass Beads
 
Join Date: Jul 06, 2005
Location: Panhandle of West Virginia somewhere between PA and OH
Posts: 134
Default

Im all set with the concentrator. I went to a local store and lied about why I needed it and they gave me a humidifier bottle adaptor. It attached to that do-hickie on the front just right, that was the ticket. Most medical supply stores will not sell to you without a prescription. The one that would wanted 400.00 for the concentrator unit. Anyway it works great. Thanks for the input im sure it wont be the last time you hear from me.
Grateful Sandi
Reply With Quote
  #45  
Old 2005-08-10, 2:55pm
crystalflipz's Avatar
crystalflipz crystalflipz is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 15, 2005
Location: Eastern West Virginia
Posts: 2,936
Question Do I need an Oxygen Regulator with an OxyCon?

I'm about to take the step up from a Hot Head to an Oxy-Propane set up My big question is - Do I need to get an Oxygen Regulator if I am going to use an Oxy Concentrator? I'm probably going to get a Piranha and will be piping my propane through a window, so where do I hook the Propane regulator up? Any and all advice will be appreciated.
Reply With Quote
  #46  
Old 2005-08-10, 3:18pm
MikeAurelius's Avatar
MikeAurelius MikeAurelius is offline
Safety ALWAYS
 
Join Date: Jun 10, 2005
Location: Sauk Rapids, Minnesota
Posts: 2,401
Default

No - you don't need an oxygen regulator when you are using a concentrator - there's one built into the machine.

The propane regulator threads onto the threaded fitting on the propane tank.
Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump




All times are GMT -7. The time now is 7:32am.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Your IP: 100.24.20.141