Stand for Acetylene/Air Torch

[Don52]

Attached are some pictures of a stand that I built for my daughters "B" size Acetylene tank that she uses with her Acetylene/Air torch for Jewelry making as part of her metal working class at Western Michigan University. I designed a place for the all of the stuff that she uses with the torch. I have also included two pictures of her silver soldering some silver earrings. In the first she is heating the earing to melt the flux. In the second she is using a titanium pick to transfer a drop of solder to the joint. Its been a great learning experience for me as well.

[Craig in Denver]

That's a nice bit of metal fab, looks well thought out. And I love aluminum, soft, easy to work with, and after you're done welding; you're done. No paint needed.

Please get your Daughter to wear safety glasses. I have a scar just outside the iris on my left eye from a solder splash.

[Bert]

Lucky she has a father that is into welding I thought she would be using a much smaller torch!! Wish they had classes like that in Hawaii
Great job on the cart!!!!!!!!

[metalmeltr]

Would'nt it be better to use a small victor O/A set?
Great work on the stand.

[Broccoli1]

Would'nt it be better to use a small victor O/A set?
Great work on the stand.

You don't need the Oxy for Jewelry work.

[Don52]

Thanks for all comments. I will remind my daughter to wear her safety glasses.

[KBar]

Don, very nice job on the stand, looks like your daughter really enjoys what she is doing. I agree with Craig though, see if you can get her to wear safety glasses, maybe even goggles, we only get one pair of eyes in life.

Wish they had classes like that in Hawaii

Say Bert, they do in Oahu and Honolulu. I think the instructor is even a Hula girl

[jonnymag]

Nice stand. I like that you added a place for all the accessories. Makes it an all-in-one carrier -- unlike my Victor portable O/A tank kit.

Wish they had classes like that in Hawaii

Try Linekona School or Art Academy or whatever they're called these days.

[FormerTankSarge]

Nice job on the tank holder!

[MR.57]

That's a great looking stand!

On small torches: I got a Meco Midget last year and I'm really impressed with it. It's bigger than a Smith "little torch" but smaller than the jeweler's air/fuel torch. You don't really need the temp of O/A for most jewelry work, but it's become my go-to torch for small silver brazing projects and working with thin gauge materials. O/A lets you do some things that aren't possible with just air/fuel. (I don't endorse smoking - the pack of cigs under the torch is just for scale.)