Torch Cooler
          Bob Harbour
          5/3/2005

This is a torch cooler for TIG torches that I built. It was built as 
an excuse to practice my aluminum welding. The main commercial parts
in it are the pump (a Sureflo diaphram pump) the heat exchanger 
(a heater core from an Olds), a Muffin Fan, the gauge and brass 
fittings and valves. The cap of the reservoir is a detergent bottle
cap threaded onto a piece of aluminum that I turned threads into. 
The brass fittings on the front of the cooler under the gauge were
TIG brazed to a piece of steel for mounting. 
After these pictures were taken, I added an aluminum pan under the 
whole frame to catch any leaks.

I am terrible at just sitting down and practicing welding on scraps 
of metal, it bores me to tears. Instead, I build projects where the 
welding or machining is not critical and I get practice on something
that has utility.

Pictures:
Trch_Cooler_12_00.jpg   Shows Fan, duct, plumbing, reservoir 
Trch_Cooler_4_30.jpg    Shows Pump, heat exchanger, and damper  
Trch_Cooler_3_00.jpg    Shows plumbing, overpressure valve (brass hex 
                        at lower right side)
Trch_Cooler_10_30.jpg   Shows the Fan air ducting and pump cover mostly.
Trch_Cooler_schem2.jpg  Schematic of the plumbing for the cooler. This
                        replicates one I built about 15 years ago and
                        have been using steadily with good results.

Trch_Cooler_Readme.txt  This file.