- 1. Torches (Was: Re: Drilling out screws) (score: 1)
- Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:18:50 -0500
- Skye, What type of torch are you talking about? If it is like the ones that plumbers use to sweat pipes (i.e. a benz-O-matic [trade name]) I don't think that they get hot enough to help with rusted b
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- 2. Re: Torches (Was: Re: Drilling out screws) (score: 1)
- Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@freenet.buffalo.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 18:32:55 -0500 (EST)
- What you need is a MAPP gas torch, it will heat a bolt cherry red in a few seconds, you can also braze with it. They run about $30 dollars at places like Home Depot, the gas is about $7.00 a bottle.
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- 3. Re: Torches (Was: Re: Drilling out screws) (score: 1)
- Author: James <James@LWSD.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:18:51 -0600
- I've always found that the small benz-o-matic type torch works great for freeing rusted bolts. You sometimes have to apply it for a long time, but unlike an oxy-aceltelene torch, you don't have to wo
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- 4. Re: Torches (Was: Re: Drilling out screws) (score: 1)
- Author: Chuck Schaefer <crschaef@mc.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 20:59:11 -0600
- I've had good luck with using a torch simlilar to the bernz-o matic, using MAPP gas. It screws to the bottle and has a self starting ignition. The MAPP is between 6-7 dollars a bottle.All the torche
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