SAVE MONEY WHEN BUYING CUTTING TORCHES!! 

Love my old Harris 18". I had used Victor torches for years, they're a solid setup. However the Harris feels and performs better for me. That Smith looks like it might be nice for smaller work.

I have 250 torches across almost every brand ever made... I rebuild them

Pawn shops and thrift/junk stores you can get lucky sometimes

I grew up using a Smith on the farm. They bought a new torch a while back, I’m going to give it a new home...

Great info. I got one small torch and shirt bottle and regulator from my best friend who had it from his dad. Haven't even looked at it yet. Didn't know you could get them rebuilt. Again thanks.

Nice video. And yes the old stuff is such better quality then the new stuff .

Nice I've been looking for a torch ppl nowadays want just as much for the old ones as they do the new !

Always informative & straight to the point! I appreciate you bro 🔥👨🏾‍🏭💰

I have a old 9000 series Airco/ concoa. Concoa is still making the torches and tips. Kioke makes the same style and tips. God bless.

found my bigger torches on Facebook market place, 1 like your corcob 1, it had 5 heating heads, the cutter, over 25 cutting tips, a circle cutter, for $100 works great, then I found a midsized Smith 5 cutting tips, only a cutting head, 4 regulators, decent 100' hose tried it out, and gave $60 for all. but it took years to find, as I used my cheap Victor until I had better

Good to know it all adds up

if it's the 144 style tips, which is what it looks like, you can find victor part numbers in their catalog. They make a lot older style torch tips, and your welding supply can order them

Having your torches rebuilt at your local welding supply is the way! awesome video!

These videos are awesome! Stoked to find your channel!

I agree 💯. I found 4 -6 torches in my grandfather's junk as everyone else called it. I have found so many good tools that nobody else wanted to waste their time with! When you got your corn cob torches did they all come with those jet heads or cutter heads or whatever they're called? I have a corn cob torch that is like brand new but all I have for it is brazing/welding tips.

Thanks for share this usefull informations, best regards from Venezuela

My friends told me I blow myself up when I started buying used torches and regulators. Now I got a beautiful set a Harris and a set of victors and last week I picked up for vintage regulators to victors and to something else I’ll take them to my local dealer and find out which ones I should put money in, it’s almost a crying shame to buy Chinese when it’s so easy to find American good video

I use attc multi use tips to use thesame pine of tips

Can you do a how to on the straight cutting torches. Like the first one you showed with only the one oxygen valve

I just bought a used torch set with the corn cob type handle, is that handle supposed to spin freely

It''s easy to end up with far more torches, regs and industrial gas cylinders than many shops (I never worry about running out on weekends or waiting for hydro tested cylinders to come back which can be weeks). Study (Weldingweb has excellent info) and learn how to inspect hardware and what's supported by the aftermarket with cutting tips if hunting cutting torches. Victor, Harris, ESAB and its many ancestor classic brands (Oxweld are my favorite, mostly out of production but torches easily last a century), Smith (know the difference between old tips and the later style you do want!) etc are all safe bets. For regulator ease of rebuild Victor SR series win because they're everywhere and kits are cheap (though rebuilds often cost so little if I don't feel like cleaning a crusty one I have it rebuilt instead). BTW I scrap overseas mystery meat torches because I've seen too many mixer fires and poor machining. I won't even resell new ones if they turn up in an auction lot.

The problem is not the torch but the 799€ for a acetylene bottle can’t find used ones

Hell yeah America! 🇺🇸

What’s the price for a set up with tanks and torch

Hell yeah! What kind of quik connects do you use?

Whats the website for buying torch tips? Cant find anything for joes welding supply

I’m looking to buy my first set up or buy them piece by piece. Any recommendations on what to look for? Thank you in advance

I forgot more than what you know.

The problem with buying old torches and regulators is that you have to know what you're looking for. Some are obsolete and no parts are available to rebuild them. I picked up an old two stage Victor oxygen regulator without looking it over as well as I should have. Turned out to be the original two stage model Victor offered, which is obsolete, cannot be rebuilt, and is utterly useless. Eventually, I'll polish it up, put a coat of wax on it, and it'll be a dust collector for the man cave shelf. FYI, the old Smith stuff carries a lifetime warranty. A few years ago, Miller decided to ruin another company and bought Smith. New Smith stuff only has a three year warranty, IIRC, but they will honor the warranty on the older torches and regulators. This being said, some of the older Smith stuff is obsolete as well.

the real question is how to save money on bottles, lol

Joe blow welding supply is closed now bro

chinese made torches are a bargain .i would buy Chinese tools first all the time .they last for me better than us made.

don’t throw any of those torches away I can use them 😩