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Re: Herodb Welding ?

To: tboicey@brit.ca, gzhookoff@e2m.com
Subject: Re: Herodb Welding ?
From: EHarte@aol.com
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 1998 18:21:17 EDT
In a message dated 8/6/1998 5:40:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tboicey@brit.ca
writes:

<< What psi do you use with your normal torches?
  >>

For most steel work I use 5 psi for both acetylene and oxygen. The big
disadvantage with oxy/acet is that it heats up a large area...that takes both
time and can cause distortion. MIG and TIG cause less distortion because of
the more intense heat source.

Ed

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