[Shop-talk] oxy-acetylene cutting

[John T. Blair]

At 02:05 PM 5/28/2008 -0400, eric at megageek.com wrote:

>Quick question about oxy-acetylene cutting.
>When I cut with my torch, the molten metal breconnectsb behind my cut.
>This means that I need to go back and recut the metal to separate it.
>...

>I light the acetylene and reduce the flame until itbs just starting to
>quiet down then add the O2 until the blue flames are just tips.

>What am I doing wrong?

Moose,

Are you are using a cutting tourch, or trying to cut with a welding
tourch?  Usually when you pull the trigger on the cutting tourch,
it adds a lot more oxygen and blows the molten metal off the
piece being cut.

John

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