We have been Marketing the DHC 2000 for around 14 Years and have listed below some of the most commonly asked questions

The DHC 2000 has mainly been sold at large Trade Shows where it can be seen working, as most people just simply will not believe that it will do the things we say it can do and below is a typical example of this from a School Metals Instructor (full letter available upon request)

"When I was first approached about the Dillon Mark 111 (now called DHC 2000) I had my doubts. I listened and read the brochure. It reminded me of the diamond rings a person can buy on TV for a good price the only catch is they forget to tell the customer that they are 1/164 of a carat and industrial diamonds.

When the demonstration was set up I felt better but I was still skeptical, especially when all materials were brought along. What are they trick materials? For you see in theory the Dillon shouldn't work, it sounds to good to be true.

When you had me weld with your welder during the demonstration I couldn't believe what happened, it worked.

I was really impressed when you offered the Dillon for my use and the Students use for 1 week. This was a fine opportunity to test it on many different materials and conditions.

It is outstanding for welding Aluminium. Now just about anyone can weld Aluminium without experience. My students and I really put the test to the Dillon Mark 111. It withstood our use.

The Cutting torch has to be one of the greatest inventions to come along to the welding industry. It is more like using a saw instead of a welder due to the smoothness of cut and fine line"

So just sitting on a shelf in a retail shop does not work (unless the staff are keen enough to demonstrate it, which in our experience happens very seldom). It is also worth mentioning that during the 14 Years we have been involved with the DHC 2000, we have found that most of the welding shops are in the business of selling expensive MIG/ TIG or Standard Oxy/Acetylene Torches that consume large amounts of Gas and Parts and as gas usage with the DHC 2000 is approx. halved and the tips last for many years they do not enjoy anything like the return business, so it makes sense for them to sell you the conventional welding gear and not be interested in stocking the DHC 2000 .

Our web site had now totally changed this, as potential customers can now see our video demo's on the net and actually see the torch in action, then Purchase direct from us, eliminating the additional markup of the traditional Middle Man.

Although the DHC 2000 will weld most metals (ferrous or non ferrous) for the sake of brevity we will list the most commonly used ones. Please contact us if you need info. on thickness of other materials.

In Mild Steel up to half inch (12.5mm)

In Stainless Steel full penetration welds 3 to 4mm

In Aluminium & Cast Aluminium there is no limit on thickness as long as you are able to maintain correct preheat (approx. 300 deg. C) all over the item to be welded, especially on a big mass such as an engine head. As becomes apparent if the item is too big it would not be practical to attempt preheat, so if you are constantly welding large items (bigger than an engine head) we would suggest that you look at other forms of welding. If it is only a one off job the torch would handle it but it would just take longer.

In Cast Iron up to 1 inch (25 mm)

The DHC 2000 is superior in very thin materials such as Panel Steel, Aluminium or Stainless Steel, mainly due to the relatively low temperature (approx. 3000deg.c.) in the weld area compared to about 7000deg.c. produced by electric welding. In thin Stainless Steel for example the DHC 2000 has approx. half the distortion of a TIG that costs 10 or 20 times the price.

Preparation of the weld area is minimal compared to the very intense cleaning required for MIG & TIG. Due to it laying a very flat weld very little grinding & planing of the finished work is required with the DHC 2000 & it is ideal for portable applications such as factory maintenance work where for example, one of our customers who runs an abattoir, repairs stainless steel tools and parts right on the killing chain without the need to dismantle the whole part and take it to the workshop as you would with TIG.

MIG

Yes. (and so there should be at about 10 times the cost). In the following situations MIG is doing exactly what it was designed for and does it superbly.

Factory Repetition Work

Long Factory Runs

Eg., Where the MIG is set up to work continuously all day on the same settings, it is the fastest welding process we know of. Please Note . We are talking about professional MIG'S here, not the home handyperson specials sold at your local hardware store, these cheap MIG'S would not even compare to the DHC 2000

TIG

Due to much higher heat levels TIG is a lot more instantaneous on thicker materials (where you would need to spend a few minutes preheating with the DHC 2000 , but most people don't mind this because its about 10 times cheaper) but with TIG care needs to be taken to not just fuse the surface together which is why they perform better used by a professional welder with constant everyday use. Once you get to thin materials especially Aluminium & Stainless Steel most people find the DHC 2000 far superior.

CONVENTIONAL OXYACETYLENE TORCH

A Welding . No, the DHC 2000 easily out performs it in every way that we know of.

Cutting. Not really, however if doing a very rough job where the quality of the cut does not matter e.g.., cutting up an old car body, you would probably use one as the DHC 2000 is a precision cutter not really suited to rough work.

All other forms of welding e.g., MIG, TIG and especially the Conventional Torch, have the problem of potential collapse around the weld area when the material has become too hot and also difficulty in seeing when this is about to happen,. Although an expert welder could detect this with a TIG, an amateur would find this extremely difficult. The DHC 2000 is much easier because it shows you when its either too hot or too cold!! E.g., if its too hot it will blow a small hole in the job, but not a total collapse of the whole job, so you would just turn the torch down, fill the hole and carry on with your work. If its too cold, the filler rod will either not adhere or sit like Bird Droppings on top of the parent material, this means you put a bit more preheat around the weld area. The problem with TIG welding for the amateur is that the weld can appear to adhere and look like a full strength weld but only be on the surface with virtually nil penetration. With the DHC 2000 weld penetration is much easier and much more obvious to the novice. A lot of our customers actually owned TIG and most found that unless using them all the time they have to constantly relearn to use it.

( See some of our customer letters)

The DHC 2000 is a lot easier to use because you only need to use the same technique and same pressure setting for all welding, its that simple !

Yes. The DHC 2000 will braze without flux. (excellent for situations where the braze is being painted over, as any flux residue can cause the paint to lift) It will braze galvanized material without flux and without burning off the galvanizing.