gas pressures for rose buds??

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Anyone know the proper gas settings to obtain max heat from rose bud torch?Miller TrailBlazer 251Miller HF-250-1Miller MaxStar 150 STLHyperTherm PowerMax 380 plasmaLincoln PowerMig 180Millermatic 252Miller Diversion 180
Reply:scary high..my smith book says 15 and 15-- you have to be careful not to exceed i think 1/7 of the acet tank flow ,  or pop..
Reply:Acetylene-  7O2-   around 5, or where the pointer just moves off the bottom pegKeep the tip off the work.  About an inch away from the steel, go too close and POPSeems to work for me"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Edit.  O2 might be a little higher due to the innacuracy of my gage/regulator.  It never exceeds 10"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:It depends on the actual set up, 'rose bud' barely scatches the surface. Settings for different Smith tips... http://www.smithequipment.com/products/pdfpages/page42.pdf
Reply:Wagin,When I use a rosebud, it's propane fueled and needed for heavy heating. To achieve maximum heat with an oxy-propane heating tip, I light the torch and then alternately add fuel and oxygen to adjust to a larger hot flame. I keep alternately adding fuel and oxygen until one of the gases reaches  the maximum flow that will maintain the largest hottest possible flame. This makes for a loud, rip-roaring high BTU rosebud flame.Pressure with a large tip, probably no less than 60psi oxygen, and as much propane pressure as it takes to fuel the hot flame, maybe 20 - 30psi. Again, this is for serious heat and I adjust by flow more-so than by pressure.Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by denrepWagin,When I use a rosebud, it's propane fueled and needed for heavy heating. To achieve maximum heat with an oxy-propane heating tip, I light the torch and then alternately add fuel and oxygen to adjust to a larger hot flame. I keep alternately adding fuel and oxygen until one of the gases reaches  the maximum flow that will maintain the largest hottest possible flame. This makes for a loud, rip-roaring high BTU rosebud flame.Pressure with a large tip, probably no less than 60psi oxygen, and as much propane pressure as it takes to fuel the hot flame, maybe 20 - 30psi. Again, this is for serious heat and I adjust by flow more-so than by pressure.Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by Go1lumThe temp of the nutral flame is going to be the same temp weather you have a rosebud or a cutting or welding tip in. The temp doesn't change just btu's. The temp of the flame only changes with different types of gases.
Reply:What type of regulator/guage setup is required to do the oxy/propane fuel?Miller TrailBlazer 251Miller HF-250-1Miller MaxStar 150 STLHyperTherm PowerMax 380 plasmaLincoln PowerMig 180Millermatic 252Miller Diversion 180
Reply:Originally Posted by waginWhat type of regulator/guage setup is required to do the oxy/propane fuel?
Reply:Gas pressure for rosebud torch tips.First you need to know the brand and number of the tip.Lets say you Have a Victor torch (most common), you need to know which series.Like journeyman set, performer series ,whatever. THEN you find out the number of the size of the tip like 000 or 00 or O . Including the rosebud tip for that series of torches.Then look up the pressure for your brand and size of torch.They may be all the same numbers for all the brands but I would need to check on all that.Most welding stores have a pocket welding guide made by Victor that has a chart to look up gas pressures for each size torch.There is a 3 part number stamped on the torch. Like 0-1-000 something like that.You should have gotten a book with your set of torches. You need to keep that little book with your torches,chalk tip cleaner etc,.,Last edited by Donald Branscom; 09-22-2008 at 01:51 PM.AWS certified welding inspectorAWS certified welder