On 28 Sep 2004 21:09:06 GMT,
(Wright1902Glider) wrote:

Hello everyone,

Just stepped in from the shop for a few moments. I need a recomendation and/or
input (based on actual experience please) regarding a BurnzOMatic Oxy/MAPP gas
torch. That's the one on the Home Depot shelf that uses two small cylinders and
sells for about $50. Has anyone ever used one of these, and are they capable
of doing work? Or are they mostly just a cruel joke? If they do work, what is
the actual capacity of a torch like this? My budget and girlfriend currently
will not permit the purchase of a standard Oxy/Actylene torch, and my MAPP
gas/air soldering torch will not quite generate enough heat to braze the parts
that I need to join. I tried a Actylene/air torch as well, but it wasn't hot
enough either.

The parts that I need to join are a 3/8" mild steel rod, and a 16-ga. mild
sheet-steel "saddle." The sheet-steel saddle is 1 1/2" long x 1 1/2" wide with
a "hump" in it 3/8" deep that fits over the 3/8" rod. On either side of the
hump are flanges about 1/2" wide with mounting holes drilled in them. In
cross-section, it looks like the Greek letter Omega. The saddle portion holds
the rod portion of the part to the wing spars. The flight loads on this part
will be mostly tortional, i.e. keeping the rod from turning inside the saddle.

Thanks for your help,
Harry Frey
Wright Brothers Enterprises

I owned one of these items..... note the word "owned" as in
past tense.

Actually, I may have it still somewhere around here but I
found it pretty much too expensive to use because of the
high cost of oxygen. Mapp is bad enough... oxy is even
worse. Plus it really didn't put out that much heat.

I'd strongly recommend that you find a friend with an
oxy/actylene setup and buy him a beer for his time and
troubles doing the job for you.

I've now got a portable oxy/actylene setup and it's been all
I've needed for the small jobs I have occasionally.

John Ammeter