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Old 2016-08-29, 8:43am
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Default Anyone using a GTT with compressed air option?

The title just about sums it up--I'm saving up money for a GTT Phantom (I want triple mix after seeing it used to make the kind of sculptures I want to make), and I'm wondering if their new compressed air option (compressed air in addition to the propane and two O2 studs) would be worth the extra $. The marketing claims sound really good, but I can't find any reviews--I'd love to hear from anyone who has first hand experience with a GTT torch (any model) with the compressed air option.

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Old 2016-09-01, 1:55pm
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I tried one and didn't notice any difference. GTT's are so easy on color anyways that I really don't see the need.
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Old 2016-09-07, 7:18am
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Thanks Cosmo--I actually had a lot of trouble with colors reducing (when I didn't want them to) with my bobcat, but a new oxycon helped a lot with that.

Guess they haven't sold many, at least to LE members. Thanks!
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Old 2016-09-07, 1:59pm
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It's the concentrator, not the torch. When you run concentrators at higher flow rates, the oxygen purity suffers. That's why you are getting better colors with two concentrators.
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