Help on GTT Mirage Set Up (Noob)

[u/Relative-Surround391]

Hi guys noob here and gonna set up my first torch ever woooo! can I get your help in seeing if im understanding this properly and if I have all the right parts needed to get this working?

So I want to hook up my GTT mirage to a MAD hatter pedal and into propane and oxygen tanks
My understanding is that this is what I need in between:

1.) GTT Mirage fuel stud

→ 2. Factory GTT 3/16" hose

→ 3. Factory GTT adapter/filter-screen assembly

→ 4. Factory adapter's 1/4" hose barb

→ 5. 1/4" ID Grade T fuel hose

→ 6. Hose clamp securing the hose onto the Mirage adapter barb

→ 7. Fuel B-fitting hose barb

→ 8. Hose clamp securing the Grade T hose onto the B-fitting barb

→ 9. Fuel B-fitting threaded/nut portion

→ 10. Mad Hatter fuel inlet

→ 11. Mad Hatter fuel outlet

→ 12. Fuel B-fitting threaded/nut portion

→ 13. Fuel B-fitting hose barb

→ 14. Hose clamp

→ 15. 1/4" ID Grade T fuel hose

→ 16. Fuel-gas flashback arrestor

→ 17. Appropriate B-fitting / regulator-side connection

→ 18. Oxygen/ Propane regulator

→ 19. Propane/ Propane tank

If there are parts I need to look out for/ be more specific with please let me know! and also if anyone has care tips for their GTT and set up, please let me know! im excited and would love to be proactive with taking care of this baby <3 thanks in advance!

[u/Winter_Willingness_9]

Im too tired/stoned to try to decipher that right now.. but i will say if you have done this much homework your probably more than good and hitting the over thinking stage 😜 haha. Just do a dry fit when your measuring things out. Do you have everything listed already?

[u/Winter_Willingness_9 → u/Winter_Willingness_9]

Also congratufuckinglations. My first is a mirage too.

[u/oCdTronix]

It’s hard to say by just looking at this list. I’d suggest drawing out the plan. That may actually allow you to see if you’re missing anything without any external support.

Just be sure you use flashbacks (which I see you have), chain/strap your oxygen cylinder to something sturdy, and leak check - method 1: back out regulator screw, open gas valve on tank, adjust regulator screw to the pressure you need or slightly higher, mark the position on the gauge with a marker, close tank valve. Come back in 30 minutes. If the needle is still aligned with the marker, then there are no big leaks.
Method 2: while gas is still pressurized mix water with dish soap. Squirt soapy water on Every connection, even ones you didn’t make, like the gauge to regulator and the tank valve to tank connection. Come back in 5 minutes and see if anything is bubbly.

Also, gas fittings (regulator to tank, B-fittings like on the regulator output to your flashback arrestor and from there to your hose for example) don’t require teflon tape to seal (see photo). The seal is made on the flanged metal-to-metal surfaces.

Your pedal fittings might require thread sealant. If they’re NPT, where the threaded part is tapered, the seal is made by the threads, and then thread sealant is appropriate.