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Posted by AS on April 7, 2007, 11:53 pm
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The Air Products company used to have a line of welding and cutting
torches. Can anyone tell me what happened to that line? Who bought it
when Air Products got rid of it? Can parts still be found for these
handles?
Thanks for any and all help
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Posted by MES on April 8, 2007, 12:05 pm
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If I recall correctly Air Products did not Mfr the products, they had them
private labeled by the existing mfrs.
> The Air Products company used to have a line of welding and cutting
> torches. Can anyone tell me what happened to that line? Who bought it
> when Air Products got rid of it? Can parts still be found for these
> handles?
>
> Thanks for any and all help
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Posted by Ernie Leimkuhler on April 8, 2007, 12:15 pm
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> The Air Products company used to have a line of welding and cutting
> torches. Can anyone tell me what happened to that line? Who bought it
> when Air Products got rid of it? Can parts still be found for these
> handles?
>
> Thanks for any and all help
Air Products torches use the same tips as Airco.
When Airco was chopped up.
The torches went to 2 companies.
Koike currently supports all the cutting machines, like track burners,
pattern cutters and pipe cutters.
They also make hand torches.
<http://www.koike.com/Machines/SeriesList.aspx?ConfigurationID=68>
Concoa just makes the hand torches.
Both companies make tips and accessories
<http://concoa.com/index.php?pagetype=showProduct&id=8229500&apptype=1>
You can also get tips from Goss
<http://www.gossonline.com/site/Air_Products.php>
Uniweld also makes knock offs of Victor, Harris and Airco torches, and
they supply tips for all of them
<http://uniweld.com/catalog/tips/cutting/acetylene_tips.htm>
BTW Uniweld torches are kind of interesting because they all use Victor
valves, which in my opinion are the best torch valves around.
So you can get an Airco torch with Victor valves.
A really nice combination.
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Posted by Gunner on April 8, 2007, 2:33 pm
Please log in for more thread options On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:15:56 GMT, Ernie Leimkuhler
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>> The Air Products company used to have a line of welding and cutting
>> torches. Can anyone tell me what happened to that line? Who bought it
>> when Air Products got rid of it? Can parts still be found for these
>> handles?
>>
>> Thanks for any and all help
>
>Air Products torches use the same tips as Airco.
>When Airco was chopped up.
>The torches went to 2 companies.
>
>Koike currently supports all the cutting machines, like track burners,
>pattern cutters and pipe cutters.
>They also make hand torches.
>
><http://www.koike.com/Machines/SeriesList.aspx?ConfigurationID=68>
>
>Concoa just makes the hand torches.
>Both companies make tips and accessories
>
><http://concoa.com/index.php?pagetype=showProduct&id=8229500&apptype=1>
>
>You can also get tips from Goss
>
><http://www.gossonline.com/site/Air_Products.php>
>
>Uniweld also makes knock offs of Victor, Harris and Airco torches, and
>they supply tips for all of them
>
><http://uniweld.com/catalog/tips/cutting/acetylene_tips.htm>
>
>BTW Uniweld torches are kind of interesting because they all use Victor
>valves, which in my opinion are the best torch valves around.
>So you can get an Airco torch with Victor valves.
>A really nice combination.
Ernie....who made/supplies parts for "Torchweld" cutting attachments?
Ive got one, looks unused but cant find a tip. Looks internally like
Victor 300 series..but the barrel of the tip is fatter than the hole in
the nut. It seems to fit a mixer marked Eutectics (the flame spraying
folks)..likely Harris OEM..but dont want to put gas to it to see..until
I can find a tip to fit. 3 tubes, arrainged in a triangle with the tip
at a slant.
I had a "torch repair guy" look at it..says "no parts available", but he
also said he had never seen or heard of it either....I suspect he is a
bit limited in what he encounters..mostly Victor/Harris.
I also have a mixing handle..about the size of a J100 Victor..marked
National Torch Co. Any leads there?
I also have a Craftsman 645.54741 (sears parts not availble) handle and
attachment..big unit...with a bad cutting valve. valve head is missing
off the valve. Excellent shape otherwise. Beautifly made. Lovely
actually.
3 tube cutting attachment.
Id love to get it running again.
Thanks!
Post saved for further reference! Thanks!
Gunner, becoming a torch connesewer <G>
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying,
take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,
analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer,
cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects. Lazarus Long
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Posted by Ernie Leimkuhler on April 10, 2007, 2:35 am
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> On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:15:56 GMT, Ernie Leimkuhler
>
> >
> >> The Air Products company used to have a line of welding and cutting
> >> torches. Can anyone tell me what happened to that line? Who bought it
> >> when Air Products got rid of it? Can parts still be found for these
> >> handles?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any and all help
> >
> >Air Products torches use the same tips as Airco.
> >When Airco was chopped up.
> >The torches went to 2 companies.
> >
> >Koike currently supports all the cutting machines, like track burners,
> >pattern cutters and pipe cutters.
> >They also make hand torches.
> >
> ><http://www.koike.com/Machines/SeriesList.aspx?ConfigurationID=68>
> >
> >Concoa just makes the hand torches.
> >Both companies make tips and accessories
> >
> ><http://concoa.com/index.php?pagetype=showProduct&id=8229500&apptype=1>
> >
> >You can also get tips from Goss
> >
> ><http://www.gossonline.com/site/Air_Products.php>
> >
> >Uniweld also makes knock offs of Victor, Harris and Airco torches, and
> >they supply tips for all of them
> >
> ><http://uniweld.com/catalog/tips/cutting/acetylene_tips.htm>
> >
> >BTW Uniweld torches are kind of interesting because they all use Victor
> >valves, which in my opinion are the best torch valves around.
> >So you can get an Airco torch with Victor valves.
> >A really nice combination.
>
>
> Ernie....who made/supplies parts for "Torchweld" cutting attachments?
>
I asked Harold today and have a few answers.
> Ive got one, looks unused but cant find a tip. Looks internally like
> Victor 300 series..but the barrel of the tip is fatter than the hole in
> the nut. It seems to fit a mixer marked Eutectics (the flame spraying
> folks)..likely Harris OEM..but dont want to put gas to it to see..until
> I can find a tip to fit. 3 tubes, arrainged in a triangle with the tip
> at a slant.
>
> I had a "torch repair guy" look at it..says "no parts available", but he
> also said he had never seen or heard of it either....I suspect he is a
> bit limited in what he encounters..mostly Victor/Harris.
>
Some Torchweld parts are available, but Harold's opinion was that they
are not worth investing in.
The torches were made by a few different companies and re-branded.
> I also have a mixing handle..about the size of a J100 Victor..marked
> National Torch Co. Any leads there?
National Torch and Rego are 2 older torch companies that still have some
parts available, and are somewhat interchangeable.
They both made torches for Sears Craftsman before Harris took that
business over in the late 80's.
>
> I also have a Craftsman 645.54741 (sears parts not availble) handle and
> attachment..big unit...with a bad cutting valve. valve head is missing
> off the valve. Excellent shape otherwise. Beautifly made. Lovely
> actually.
> 3 tube cutting attachment.
> Id love to get it running again.
>
If it is less than 20 years old then it is most likely a Harris torch.
The Harris 2000 hand-piece and parts has been a standard of Sears
Craftsman for quite a while.
Here is a link to Harris
<http://www.harrisproductsgroup.com/2003/2003combotorches.asp>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Post saved for further reference! Thanks!
>
> Gunner, becoming a torch connesewer <G>
>
> A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
> butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet,
> balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying,
> take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations,
> analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer,
> cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
> Specialization is for insects. Lazarus Long
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> torches. Can anyone tell me what happened to that line? Who bought it
> when Air Products got rid of it? Can parts still be found for these
> handles?
>
> Thanks for any and all help