Hey Guys,
I am an apartment dweller looking to get into doing frame mods and eventually my own frame. I am into the vintage cruiser style beach bikes and I would like to start with a frame stretch, building a frame jig to use first. I have basement workshop space and outdoors space to braze but My landlord isnt too keen on an acetylene and oxygen tanks hanging outside. Ive searched around the forum and found that oxy and propane is an option. I purchased one of those little benzomatic oxy/mapp set ups to get my feet wet starting to learn brazing....not going to cut it @ $9 a bottle for the oxygen I can see already it will be worth the investment buying a proper propane torch set up. Ive also seen it is possible to use an oxygen concentrator instead of the tanks. I can find hundreds of different Oxy-Acetylene set ups online, but this Victor Medalist 250 Propane Medium Duty Outfit-540/510LP - 0384-2544 is about it for designated propane set ups, and it is ( I think) a larger size torch not the smaller preffered size for bicycles, and it is just a cutter torch... So I pose the question.....If you had a couple hundred (maybe a little more) to put together a propane torch set up with hoses an assortment of tips and regulators what would you suggest??
Also if anyone could explain using an oxygen concentrator instead of tanks - what is needed, required size etc..that would be super.
Thank You very much in advance for the help!!