07-26-2015, 07:15 PM
pulled the burner apart today to check the o-ring to make sure that it hadn't been damaged by heat the last time I used it. Well I got the pleasant surprise of finding out that the inner part of the nozzle was actually collapsed from the brass that it was made out of getting too hot.
you can see the bulge in the part in the first photo. you may have to look pretty close at the right hand end to see the damage.
Well after finding this and not wanting to spend 25 bucks for a new one, and having a bunch of machines I grabbed the damaged one and fired up the lathe on a hunk of some nice cutting round bar and made the silver one that you see in the second photo, still need to figure out how to hold it and cut four air passages thru the threads so the air can pass thru the opening in the acron nut looking part.
its not much, but I have the satisfaction of knowing that this one won't collapse like the store bought one did after something like 4 years of use. Plus its not ofter I get to spin up some 40 pitch threads
you can see the bulge in the part in the first photo. you may have to look pretty close at the right hand end to see the damage.
Well after finding this and not wanting to spend 25 bucks for a new one, and having a bunch of machines I grabbed the damaged one and fired up the lathe on a hunk of some nice cutting round bar and made the silver one that you see in the second photo, still need to figure out how to hold it and cut four air passages thru the threads so the air can pass thru the opening in the acron nut looking part.
its not much, but I have the satisfaction of knowing that this one won't collapse like the store bought one did after something like 4 years of use. Plus its not ofter I get to spin up some 40 pitch threads
dallen, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Apr 2012.
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