mini torch works!!!

[drewdog]

ok, forgive me. new to this. my 2 clamshell design with sodium hydroxide works for my mini torch. i was able to burn through aluminum!!! same design with baking soda just burned off paint. i am stoked.... next is koh. i hope to use mini torch for hobby uses. cooooool

[eddiefreddie]

High Five... water is a cool fuel....How many watts   v/a are you using?

[Aka]

congratulations... how have you made the torch itself? have you got something to prevent the gas from blowing up the cell?

I am thinking of using my small cell for the same type of thing so any advice is great

[drewdog]

I have it hooked to an extra car battery without a amp meter on there. so i cannot tell you the amps i am pulling. i was using a cigarette filter to prevent flashback, but now i just push some cotton in the pipe just before the ball needle. it takes some messing with the end of the needle to get your flame to stay lit and also stop trying to flash back up the needle, but it is working..... now, may go to a triple clamshell to put out more gas. i dont care what it pulls amp wise cause this design wont work on a car. i use a battery charger hooked to a battery and work off the battery while i am messing with it. it is cool, however, just be careful. always where glasses in case it pops lid off your producing cell. i dont want that crap in my eyes....

[ramset]

Drew whats a clamshell and who makes the torch your working with ?   have you ever tried to establish BTU as a benchmark for your experiments  ?  thanks Chet