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Hand-Held Bunsen Burner on a Gas Hose for Repousse and Silversmithing (Boy Mechanic, 1915)
A hot, aimable flame for chasing copper and silver: a hose fitting with a small gas nozzle inside a 5 in pipe, with an air opening cut through the pipe at the nozzle tip so the gas pulls in air and burns blue.
Intermediate
An hour
Instructions
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Read the Boy Mechanic
Read the Boy Mechanic
"I desired a burner for quick work and one whose flame I could direct at any angle."
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Fit the nozzle
Fit the nozzle
Fit a small gas nozzle (A) inside a hose connection, pointing forward.
Materials for this step:
Hose Nipple1 piece
Brass Tube1 piece
Tin-Lead Solder1 pieceTools needed:
Soldering Iron
Hand Drill3
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Fit the burner tube
Fit the burner tube
Fit a piece of pipe 5 in long into the hose connection over the nozzle and cut an opening through the pipe at the end of the nozzle for the air.
Materials for this step:
Brass Tube1 pieceTools needed:
Hacksaw
Files (Hand File)Hand Drill4
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Connect and light
Connect and light
Push the gas hose onto the connection, open the gas a little and light the end of the tube; adjust until the flame is blue. Hold it by the hose fitting and aim it where needed.
Materials for this step:
Rubber Hose1 piece5
5
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Hose burner troubleshooting.
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History and honest limits
History and honest limits
From **The Boy Mechanic, Book 2** (Popular Mechanics, 1915), p. 318, by John Koestner (checked on the archive.org scan boymechanicbook200chic2). He used 1915 house 'illuminating gas'; today's supply differs. Sizes other than the 5 in pipe and all safety notes are ours.
Materials
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Tools Required
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