Hello:
I realize this may not be the correct forum to ask this; but I have been a bit
frustrated lately trying to find an affordable water torch that can handle up to
about 1/16th to 1/8th inch steel and brass.
I want to get into metal art and jewelry making. I am planning to purchase a
plasma cutter and Dynasty TIG welder for my larger work.
I am in a situation where I cannot have any flammable gas or oxygen tanks. Argon
for the TIG machine is okay as well as a compressor for the cutter.
So, I figure that a water torch would be the answer. However, I have been all but
laughed out of the places that sell them because they say that what I want to do
is way too much. Someone claimed 'the transformer would be too big for what
you want to do' whatever that means.
I notice that Miller does not make them. Why?
What is it that I don't understand with the technology? Why is it such a niche
for small jewelry? Isn't it a good alternative to dirty, dangerous acetylene? Or
is there a gaping hole in this technology that I am missing?
Thank you for your help.
Truly,
Mark Allyn
Portland, Oregon
I realize this may not be the correct forum to ask this; but I have been a bit
frustrated lately trying to find an affordable water torch that can handle up to
about 1/16th to 1/8th inch steel and brass.
I want to get into metal art and jewelry making. I am planning to purchase a
plasma cutter and Dynasty TIG welder for my larger work.
I am in a situation where I cannot have any flammable gas or oxygen tanks. Argon
for the TIG machine is okay as well as a compressor for the cutter.
So, I figure that a water torch would be the answer. However, I have been all but
laughed out of the places that sell them because they say that what I want to do
is way too much. Someone claimed 'the transformer would be too big for what
you want to do' whatever that means.
I notice that Miller does not make them. Why?
What is it that I don't understand with the technology? Why is it such a niche
for small jewelry? Isn't it a good alternative to dirty, dangerous acetylene? Or
is there a gaping hole in this technology that I am missing?
Thank you for your help.
Truly,
Mark Allyn
Portland, Oregon
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