Can i melt metal with this? And if not, could you point me to a torch that could?
326133
What is the application? Cutting sheet steel? Molding lead? Forming titanium?
326134
That's a pretty big question,you need to be more specific about what metal and how much and what specifically you want to do? Solder? Weld? Melt metal for casting?. Soldering & brazing of most common plumbing fittings,sure,that's what this torch is mostly used for.. Do you want to weld steel? Get a torch that's made for it.
326135
I haven't actually tried melting metals with this torch but I would imagine thinner sections could possibly melt - particularly non ferrous metals. The torch will silver braze which means metal surfaces are getting hot enough to cause some melding of parent metal and the silver brazing alloy. It is such a useful torch and seems to get the work piece much hotter than any regular propane torch I've had in the past - cherry red is a great heat indicator when brazing and this torch will get exhaust studs up to cherry red very quickly. I would just buy one because it is such a useful tool for the workshop and very versatile! It is so handy to have at your disposal a heat source capable of undoing seized parts and general silver brazing. It is very well made too! I highly recomemend it..
326136
Maybe not "melt" metals, but you can probably heat treat carbon steel for knife making, or even get it up to forge temp and provided you have an anvil or a flat piece of forged steel, you can hammer s knife blade out of super hot steel....not exactly sure as to what you're asking...
326137
yup you need a hobbyist oxy acetylene for that. $500 bucks 2 tanks nice torch easy to adjust the flame which has to be perfect or the torch doesnt do whats it supposed to do.
391323
I don't know but it does get hot enough to melt se ur softer metals. It burns as hot at regular propane torch. Just smaller which means less gas. Run good butane tho. Or ur waisting ur time
573348
It would have more than enough heat for that. It will be a matter of trial and error to get the heat right. If new to soldering, before you ever power it on watch some youtube videos on tinning the tip and proper iron care. Also toss the sponge and order a hako brass mesh cleaner. Great iron though.
1140775
Never tried, but I am guessing it should work in theory, and cast iron is probably a good metal for that since it retains heat very well (just takes longer to heat up).
611556
No, you can use it. It will not melt,its pretty thick and with stand the heat. Hope this helps!
1569937
If the wire is steel, I rather doubt it. My steel crucible shows no melt from an hour of direct heat. An oxyacetylene torch can melt it for sure, but propane just doesn't burn hot enough.
1982410
I've heard that a welding blanket can be used but I wouldn't recommend this one. I got one and it ended up with large holes melted in it after the first use.
1366511
I have used mine for that, it just takes a few minutes to get hot. This is a handy little melter and I have used mine for several different things.
1938513
I haven't tried burning this material, but I do think it will not hold up well with a direct flame. You probably need stainless steel for that.
173777
You can do Aluminum with this!!!! Most of these reviews do not know what the hell they are talking about. Is it an ideal Aluminum Welderer? NO! But, just because it is DC does not mean is can't do Aluminum. You will need to use Helium and clean the pieces immediately before welding. This is proven by the following vidhttp://youtu.be/H_DwA0vzKXI
1366512
I assume you are asking about copper or copper plated wire. You can do that with a regular soldering iron but the Lee melter at a pretty high temperature would work better. have at least 15% tin in the mix of lead or use pure tin.
304752
I'm sure you could..but you'd be heating a very large area..I would use a solder gun to melt old solder..which is typically 700 to 750 degrees..
1228454
I've never tried, but probably not. For a dual-purpose gun that is used for electrical work as well as structural soldering, that would not be a particularly strong selling point. You are probably looking for welding or brazing tools, not soldering guns, if you want to actually melt wiring.
876312
No, this unit is only designed to melt lead. The melter is capable of reaching 900 degrees Fahrenheit. The melting point of aluminum is 1221 degrees Fahrenheit.
2110045
Yes can be used as a torch. If using soldering tip then want to shrink heat shrink just use the sight hole on the side of the burner nozzle. I have found this to be quite handy. It's a very good torch for heavy duty use. Unless ur doing big gauge wire the smaller one is perfect
1517967
Yes u can. That is the kind that I use in mine. It just might take a little longer to melt but once it is melted, all is well.
422849
No. Copper melts at 1980 f. Far above the heat range of this melting pot. It is designed for lead which melts in the high 600's to very low 700's..