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From: Ramon Rodriguez III < corvairgrymm at gmail.com > 
Subject: <VV> torch setup (Oxy-Acetyl)? 
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org 

how much does it cost to aquire and maintain a low end oxy acetlylene torch 
for dealing with seized manifold studs etc? I once again am in need of one 
and want to know what it would really cost to have on hand for when I need 
it. 

Thanks! 

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Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez 
Lake Ariel, PA 



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For years I used to have a set of the "big" tanks for my NAPA Welding lightweight autobody style torches. 
The lease was over $100/year. 
In the beginning I might refill them once a year. Later it was several years, and partly due to leakage. 


A few years back I "bought" a set of the small tanks for similar money. Refill by exchanging them every couple of years (20-30 buck each, as I recall, about what the big tanks were, years before), but I have a plasma cutter for cutting, and MIG for most welding. I still worry about running out because I can only get to the supplier Saturday AM, so I start seized fastener removal with the MAPP torch, which works pretty well, as long as there's access. I >>think<< the bottle must be kept upright like porpane. 


If I was doing much oxy acetylene cutting I'd get a second oxygen bottle. 


Dan T