Browns Gas Generator

I hadn't ('til now) - but lots of folk clearly have - google brown's gas

Yes. They exist and they work, sort of. My big question, and not everyone on here agrees, is why would anyone use one? They are more expensive, less safe, and not as efficient as standard methods. There have been several threads on this.

My big question, and not everyone on here agrees, is why would anyone use one?

I believe the simple answer is that it is simple enough to construct by anyone using easily obtainable parts and practically no scientific or engineering knowledge. Like playing with magnets glued onto wood to create free-energy generators, easy to do but your not really learning anything about science or creating anything useful and as we have all seen leads to many a free-energy tinkerer.

I'm curious about what the "standard methods" are.

The only really practical use for Brown's gas is welding. The most standard alternative would be oxy-acetylene. With a properly selected torch and some training, you should be able to duplicate anything that you can do with Brown's gas. If you really had to have oxygen-hydrogen welding, there are commercial outfits available.