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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: komet163b on February 19, 2022, 08:18:17 am
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Well, I'm really looking forward to working with Charlie's
burner of unknown origin. I think it will be perfect for
my 1926 mill engine w/horizontal-flue boiler.
In the meantime, I had a LENK alcohol blowtorch on the way
from EBAY. It needed a bit of teflon tape to seal threads,
and I had to learn to get it to work right. Now I have it
working as I want and will try it soon. I added a photo
and a very dark video (so you can see the flame) of it working
as it should. Turns out, it needs to be pretty hot and you
have to have a light touch on the valve, but it does BURN!
https://youtu.be/DOXdFq2Yc8g
Happy steaming,
Wayne
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Charlie...I'm overwhelmed. It's alcohol fired? Be still my heart.
I'm onboard,
Wayne
Frankly, I am not sure. I suspect it uses Coleman Fuel/White Gas.
It came with some other things.
It's very well made (solid brass).
Other Forum Members may know better than me.
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Charlie...I'm overwhelmed. It's alcohol fired? Be still my heart.
I'm onboard,
Wayne
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Wayne:
Here is one I had in my bits box. Diameter of the nozzle is ~1”.
If you think this would work, PM me your address and I will send it to you.
Charlie
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Yes it is an alcohol burner, and this was fired on a European equivalent to the American "Everclear" grain alcohol.
The TMY burners were decomissioned many years ago, but sometimes pop up on Ebay.
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Saito's are too easy and....expensive.
I looked for sellers of the TMY burner, but no joy.
I presume it is alcohol fired because the fuel tank
burner combo needed heating before firing it up.
Maybe I'm wrong. It did make a strong flame! How
much do they cost?
Wayne
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Leans against the saito suggestion, but i like my TMY burners a lot...
Very efficient for their size :)
https://youtu.be/1ZutqaMPiU8
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Alcohol, yes, because it burns so clean.
Vintage blowtorch to replace the bomb of
a gasoline blowtorch that came with this
engine built in 1926.
If I'm unsuccessful in my search, I'll have
to consider other fuels and delivery systems.
Wayne
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Wayne, does it have to be alcohol? I know it's cheaper to run then butane but
refillable butane tanks take less space.
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Raphael....thank you. It certainly looks good.
I'm going to hold out a bit for something vintage
I can turn to my needs. The Saito is almost too easy.
Wayne
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Bonjour Wayne,
I would kindly suggest you to look for a Saito burner like this one :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XklAjhQWbd4
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Thanks. I suppose the flame could be redirected by an elbow
of some sort. I will hold out for a horizontal burner.
Wayne
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Maybe to small for your needs, but thought I would post. This is a kit and has a "well" to put alcohol prime in and the prime preheated the valve for gasification of liquid alcohol.
Also the torch nozzle is Vertical but ask a kit it possible could be assembled horizontal?
https://youtu.be/XCYP8fS12ns
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I'm looking for an alcohol blowtorch to use as a heat source for an
engine with a horizontal flue type boiler. It should have a robust
horizontal blowtorch type flame. The name LENK appears a number of
times on EBAY. Any suggestions?
I added a photo and link to a sample EBAY listing
https://www.ebay.com/itm/203516865592
Wayne