This New Compact Torch For HVAC Brazing Is A GAME CHANGER.

In this video we show you how awesome the new compact brazing torch set really is and we compare it to the standard bulky one that everyone normally uses. This is a true game changer!

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[babaoreally]

Those tips, when adjusted properly, should emit a whisper.I use a slight reduction flame to regulate heat and reduce oxidation of the connection.And a slight oxidizing flame to melt the base metal for welding ferrous metals.Oxygen and acetylene ratios and pressure settings are critical to the type and size of the attachments and the specific work to be done.There’s a lot more to this work than just twisting knobs.It is much like selecting the optimal electrode size, type, and amperage for a welding process.

[magapatriot]

Mapp, StayBright, StayClean, all you need BAM !
50 years still using Simpson 260 an Amprobe Clamp on .
Good Video, Keep it up

[michaelbishop]

I have had one of the Smith torches for over 20 years. It is the only torch I use for refrigeration and smaller equipment. The only way I need a bigger torches if I’m working on a rack system where I get into 2 1/2 inch pipes they are the best little torch for braising I found yet.

[Commut]

I have torches in all sizes (up to scarfing torch but I don't have any two-foot thick plate to cut, yet...) and that little Gentec is a fine size for small detailed work. Torch patents expired so long ago companies copy each other and that Gentec is an approximate copy of the Smith Little Torch. Gentech equipment is decent and if you already have regulators you can buy the torch without them to save money.

You can of course get the small hoses separately and you can get stepdown adapters to use them as a lightweight "whip" at the end of larger hoses. All easily found online but your local welding supply can get them if you don't mind spending more. Western is the dominant brass welding gas fitting maker and their catalog is worth studying.

While brazing is tough and shock-resistant you can also gas weld steel with acetylene and that torch size is perfect for light sheet metal. Many single purpose torch users don't know all the cool stuff acetylene can do for them. For example if you haven't tried using a (single, not rosebud) heating tip to "wash" off a rusted nut by heating then turning up the oxygen to use it as a tiny cutting torch give that a try on some scrap. You can also gas weld thin tubing like exhaust pipe with some practice.

[jrtakesthesky]

Thank you very much, this solves all my dislikes of oxy-acetenyl setups. Those original double hoses really do inhibit dexterous maneuvers.

[anthonylimjoco]

Ya, those used to be called jeweler torch

I would suggest cutting the joints to see... not sure if it's the fast forward, I didn't see the proper cherry red and it looks like you just melted the sil phos but didn't get the heat all the way up the joint

[rodgraff]

Our school had the same kits, but the hoses were not replaceable, and one with the torch. The hoses ended up leaking pretty quickly. This was 20-25 years ago. It had all the same tips. Was really nice while they worked, especially when repairing coils.

[keovongvilaykeo]

Man you always got good stuff to share Thank you so much 😊

[craigmarshall]

Turbo torch with B tank works great up to 7/8” pipe

[alfonsohernandez]

Can you make a video of proper brazing and what a good brazing penetration looks like?

[Zepsswansong]

Ya like that one, you should try the Smiths "Qwik Braze" it is even better than that one. It will even braze 3 inch copper. Went to it in 1999, and never looked back.

[nbctcp]

0:40 where u bought Y shape torch head

[DCook-bb]

Does this setup have enough heat for brazing in compressors and TXV valves? I own an ice cream store and I am learning so I can work on my own soft serve machines since my tech is getting older and won't always be around. He uses just an acetylene torch on the smaller stuff, but switches to a full sized oxy acetyle torch for installing the 2 ton compressors and the TXV valves used on these machines. Lines are only 1/2" max, but the compressors and valves right at the line are big heat sinks. I am trying to get a single setup to do the smaller 1/4" lines plus the larger vales and compressors.

[millechemins]

after i failed welding a evaporator in a fridge, im switching to a liitle torch, a big turbo torch melt every platic thing arround the flame

[dand]

Light weight will make it a time saver too, those small hoses will be much nicer to work with. I noticed the 2 regulators were different on the torch carrying rig.

[Mike-]

You ever try mapp gas instead of Acetylene burns little lower temp probalby don't need 6000F for copper.

[carsonstewart]

I think there is something wrong with the link you have listed for this torch. Is there any way you can check and post the correct link for me to buy one? Thanks.

[jum]

When you say braze, I'm thinking bronze. But it looks like solder. Is that what you're using on the joint?

[InjectedImages]

Hi I'm curious to know why you don't run Flashback Arrestor's on your torch kits? Don't get hurt mate love your vids!

[search_eternal]

That compact torch isn't really new, I had one of those kits like 20 years ago. Don't remember the brand name, but it was a nice little kit. The hoses got pin holes in them and had to get a new set of the regular big hoses. Now I just use a turbo torch.