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Advice for oxypropane torches in the uk

Hello hello, I’m looking for suppliers in the uk for oxy propane torches in the uk. There’s a few bits on eBay and market place. But as I’m new to the world of oxy fuel brazing I’m struggling to understand what does what.
From my research I know I need a low pressure mixer and specific nozzles.

There’s a lot of cheap handles available but I’m unsure on where I could buy the correct mixers and nozzles from, and how to find out what will fit :)

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u/goopelyinferior — 10 days ago
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Poorly executed, On-One Pompino Gear conversion

Let’s get it out the way…The welds are bad I know, please enjoy them :)

A few months back I picked up this size small on one pompino, in near perfect condition. I’ve been riding an old beat up pompino for tracklocross and while the fork fits 40c tyres, it’s a tight squeeze at the back. Mismatched tyres sizes are just ugly.
So when I found this frame at a local bike shop for £50 I wanted to test out the idea of cold setting the chain stays for that extra couple mm of comfort and matching tyres.

It worked no problem, I don’t really care if the material is weaker, it’s steel. One day I’ll glue it back together.

I didn’t really need two tracklocross bikes, nor do I want to build two 135mm fixed gear hubs up. So why not tack on a derailleur hanger? And a couple cable guides.

Done over the course of an evening, with my best excuse for a jig as I could come up with.
A stick welder I found in the skip years ago.
And the fingers of a crusty and beyond saving Dawes frame.

“Ich mag wenn euch das nervt” ;)

u/goopelyinferior — 12 days ago