Subject: Henrob 2000 torch

From: David E Harhay <[email-masked]>
Date: 12 May 1996 14:06:06 GMT

Has anyone actually used a Henrob?  It is intriguing me due to its claims 
and from what I have seen it do at the NAMES for 2 years now, but I don't 
know of anyone who actually bought one.  Can anyone fill me in, please?

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From: [email-masked] (Blake Malkamaki)
Date: Mon, 13 May 1996 00:31:47 -0500

In article <[email-masked]>, David E Harhay
<[email-masked]> wrote:

$ Has anyone actually used a Henrob?  It is intriguing me due to its claims 
$ and from what I have seen it do at the NAMES for 2 years now, but I don't 
$ know of anyone who actually bought one.  Can anyone fill me in, please?

I bought one last September and I really like it so far.  I have used it
for brazing, soldering, and welding, as well as just heating.  I have
welded some copper with it, but had much distortion due to the high heat. 
I will soon be welding  a tractor manifold using old rings- have not tried
this yet.  Have not done aluminum or stainless yet, or cut with it yet
either.  I have a plasma cutter and a mig, and it won't take their places.

The main reason I bought it was from a recommendation of a friend who has
a Dillon torch, which I guess is the same thing.  He loves it, especially
for welding cast iron.

Blake
Blake Malkamaki, Little Mountain Ironworks, Concord, Ohio <[email-masked]>
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From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 14 May 1996 01:42:17 GMT

>   David E Harhay <[email-masked]> writes:
I've put it a little time with one, mostly on thin-wall 4130 tubing.  For the purpose,
it's more or less equivalent to an ordinary torch, save that you use less gas.  Also,
0.035-wall tubing falls just between the size ranges of the smaller tips, so it helps
to buy an extra and bore it out with a #72 drill.

Other than that, there is a well-authenticated story that one year at Sun 'N Fun, 
an April gathering of airplane enthusiasts in Lakeland, FL, the Henrob dealer
welded up a cast-iron crank that someone had broken.  While it was still bright
red, he dropped it into a pail of water.  The weld held.

All in all, a neat little unit.  But you may not get your money's worth unless you
plan to do something out of the ordinary with it.

Hope that helps.