Im going to pull the trigger and get an acetylene rig for brazing. Any opinions on what to get? b vs mc turbo torch vs lenox the lenox has a nice top handle As far as my needs, general contractor that plumbs the jobs we do. Also alot of on demand water heaters and in floor heat. I still make my own manifolds(not sure why) Any input is appreciated
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Sounds to me like your just doing soft solder work, not brazing.
If thats true then I would get the Mapp gas TurboTorch setup. Less then 50 bucks with a couple of bottles and your good to go.
You can silver solder 1/2" pipe with it, but 3/4" or bigger is a major task for me if you have any heat sinks dissipating your heat source. But up to 2" is no problem using soft solder.
Don't get the trigger igniter feature, they last 6 months (2 days in my tool box)
For brazing you can use the kit from Burnzmatic (I think) has two bottles and torch. The gas is MAPP, the other is O2 but only lasts 20 mins, you can upgrade to a small O2 bottle for little money. Gauges all over the place.
just remeber when you buy your new bottles and go get gas, they dont refill them then, they will take your bottles and give you some beat up ugly bottles, so if you want a rig, buy the rig used at a pawn shop, craiglist or flea market.