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Old 2014-04-12, 8:22am
LarryC LarryC is offline
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Originally Posted by echeveria View Post
I could be off base, but I think you are going to need lots of oxygen for two inch marbles, period. Some torches may be more efficient than others, but to work that mass you need some heat, and to get some heat you need the oxygen. Says the person who makes 12 mm beads, lol.
Right on point here. I do marbles up to 2.5" and it does take a lot of heat and patience. The midrange is not the most oxy efficient torch and you could trade up but cost is much higher. I would strongly suggest tanked oxygen over oxycons.
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