How To Set Up And Operate A Cutting Torch

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  • Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
  • On a previous PowerNation Extra, Tommy showed us how to prep and set up bottles and regulators in order to use a cutitng torch. On this episode he goes over the set up and operation of the torch itself. From the start of opening your bottles up to adding in the oxygen. See the video below for the other prep video and stay tuned for more PowerNation Extra.
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Комментарии • 138

  • @FilteredInc
    @FilteredInc 3 года назад +72

    This was brilliant! That's pretty much exactly how I was taught in school! It's been awhile and I forgot all the steps correctly and safely and this totally jogged my memory! THANK YOU

  • @appalachianamerican3881
    @appalachianamerican3881 6 лет назад +53

    Thanks for this. I just started welding classes and on my way home from class, I forgot some of the beginner info, this cleared it up.

  • @aaron2700
    @aaron2700 2 года назад +9

    Good video.. i started work as a shipfitter a few weeks ago.. just been behind ppl watching them work and learned the process, but they pretty much gave me 0 time on the torch and welder and i have 0 prior experience, went to work last night and leadman handed me all the tools whip and torch with a print and told me to go at it lol....im pretty good at torching as far as doing a good cut, but i had no idea exactly how i should dial my torch in. my leadman basically told me everyone does it different and i will find what i like. so i didn't have the ideal mixture to cutt fast and i had to cutt very slow. this video is a HUGE help!! i dont wanna be working with the old timers looking like i dont know wtf im doing lol

    • @danielsapy3371
      @danielsapy3371 5 месяцев назад

      Which shipping company did you work with

  • @placido7132
    @placido7132 2 года назад +8

    Clear like water.
    Thank you very much Sir for the tutorial.
    I appreciate it!

  • @noahwoloshun5155
    @noahwoloshun5155 2 года назад +2

    This was perfect for my adhd ass, forgot some of the basics back from class. Thanks man threw this in my saved videos

  • @shiv247
    @shiv247 2 года назад +90

    We were taught the same aside from the last bit. We turn the fuel off first and not the oxygen.

    • @bullsmoothtime
      @bullsmoothtime 2 года назад +20

      Same i keep hearing this from americans but here in Scotland our lecturers keep repeating ACETYLENE FIRST THEN OXYGEN FOR THE SHUTDOWN. It's so confusing hearing both saying its the safer way.

    • @Isuckatgames
      @Isuckatgames 2 года назад +18

      @@bullsmoothtime I'm american and they teach us acetylene first oxygen second

    • @R.J.G469
      @R.J.G469 Год назад +5

      Acetylene first is how I was taught

    • @rinromao5338
      @rinromao5338 Год назад

      Go to 5:40
      ruclips.net/video/aadDR1ph2CY/видео.html

    • @krock2894
      @krock2894 Год назад +3

      Ya i just came back to this video to make sure I heard that right. Other videos say gas off first

  • @GunsAndTrucks
    @GunsAndTrucks Год назад +3

    Great informational video. My work uses the torch, but I don't use it often, so I tend to forget how to fire it up, but this video sure does help me remember!

  • @magus1017
    @magus1017 6 месяцев назад +2

    I’m 30 now, but I remember my father. I was around 7 years old when he taught me how to turn on the torch and cut.
    I now have a 7 year old and CANNOT imagine handing him an acetylene torch and letting him go nuts with tin cans and scrap metal.

  • @Ambrosia_18
    @Ambrosia_18 2 года назад +8

    Awesome video ! It’s been a while since I’ve used a torch, and this was the perfect refresher 👍

  • @RCGshakenbake
    @RCGshakenbake Год назад +1

    Nice video. I use the torch primarily for cutting. The other guys in the shop need it to put heat on EVERYTHING. They always mess with the regulators and I've researched many videos to get it reset the best to cut many times and this is the best video I've seen.

  • @fordnut4914
    @fordnut4914 3 года назад +5

    Brings a whole new meaning to firebird....

  • @ronaldsteveson76
    @ronaldsteveson76 2 года назад +1

    Tommy's videos are great! He seem to be just a down home country boy 😎👍

  • @sheylagutierrez7231
    @sheylagutierrez7231 2 года назад +2

    Thanks so much I'm about to start cutting for the first time in my nccer welding class and this helped me

  • @zacki5663
    @zacki5663 9 месяцев назад +1

    ain’t ever cut b4, but i’m fittin to now. thanks pa

  • @tonyslice7279
    @tonyslice7279 2 года назад

    Thats the SWEET SPOT

  • @mittenstategarage9093
    @mittenstategarage9093 6 лет назад +42

    The valve on the oxygen tank should be opened up all the way to seal the valve in the open position also.

    • @vxnova1
      @vxnova1 5 лет назад +5

      The newer valves don’t need to be opened all the way

    • @kevinbeam2616
      @kevinbeam2616 5 лет назад +3

      Yes, all high pressure tanks should be opened all the way.

    • @dylanfeeney2373
      @dylanfeeney2373 5 лет назад +1

      I was told it doesn’t matter most welders only do 2-4 turns

    • @MohammadAbouBasha
      @MohammadAbouBasha 4 года назад +3

      @@dylanfeeney2373 what i know is that those types of valves are named back seat valves, they are designed to to opened full to avoid leaks

    • @dylanfeeney2373
      @dylanfeeney2373 4 года назад

      Mohammad Abou-Basha yes but what I have been told is that’s what’s you should do but no welders do it and on fuel cylinders use the same valve but you never open them all the way 1 1/2 turns only

  • @hastonandrew2
    @hastonandrew2 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much for teaching me this that was so clear I understood it

  • @mixflip
    @mixflip Год назад +1

    Is he correct about the little bitty explosion (pop) when shutting off the gas first?

  • @anthonyhorne7699
    @anthonyhorne7699 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for doing the correct way. Oxygen off first, THEN fuel
    On- Fuel then oxygen, off- oxygen then fuel

  • @mattwarrensocal
    @mattwarrensocal 2 года назад

    One the thing about oxacet is the incredible beauty of the flame even though it’s insanely powerful

  • @palencsarrobert2422
    @palencsarrobert2422 2 года назад

    wery good video , short than on the point :)

  • @winnielessin169
    @winnielessin169 5 лет назад +5

    I love welding. Got an everlast plasma cutter to cut but now need an OA to allow me to heat and bend.

  • @Welder-vv9rf
    @Welder-vv9rf 3 года назад +3

    Learn from a true instructor
    No mention In various burners, the oxidizing flame is the flame produced with an excessive amount of oxygen. When the amount of oxygen increases, the flame shortens, its color darkens, and it hisses and roars. ... The reducing flame is also called the carburizing flame, since it tends to introduce carbon into the molten metal.

  • @fnoldguys9067
    @fnoldguys9067 Год назад

    Nice job! Short but sweet

  • @goldenwarr5000
    @goldenwarr5000 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the info, it was to loud in the shop so I couldn’t hear my teacher when he was explaining this

    • @aaron2700
      @aaron2700 2 года назад

      ppl go to school for this stuff? where i live in Wisconsin the shipyards take anyone without experience pay you $32 an hour and learn everything on the job from some crabby old fart who is annoyed he has to train someone lol I think learning on the job is the way to go.. with my hours im making $1500 a week while learning! when i get good i can quit and make big money elsewhere

  • @dw6528
    @dw6528 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for this!! When you are cutting - if the molten metal bubbles and heals back together behind you as to cut - what causes that - and how does one fix that problem?

  • @mrandrew625
    @mrandrew625 Год назад +3

    Yo Chooch,What pressure are the regulators set to ?or don't you know?

  • @jbone4217
    @jbone4217 3 года назад +2

    Do a video on track torches Rickey Bobby! lol I need to learn the track torch

  • @JH-of1xz
    @JH-of1xz 5 лет назад +10

    I Have always turned the acetaline off first when finished.

    • @JayAreOG
      @JayAreOG 4 года назад +3

      I just started my welding courses and my first day after making it to the shop after passing all my required test, my instructor taught me to always turn the acetylene first.

    • @MR-nl8xr
      @MR-nl8xr 4 года назад +1

      @Archie Bunker they're still green.
      Hopefully with time, they see the light.

    • @Sevalecan
      @Sevalecan 2 года назад

      @@MR-nl8xr One can hope. There is, strangely enough, a large number of people online who claim that you should, or that they do cut the acetylene first.
      Of course, as he said in the video, this would produce a pop and little explosion inside the torch (And you can go watch a video of someone doing this).
      There is no tangible benefit to having an explosion occur in your torch. I just cannot understand why there's a large number of people that do not understand this.

    • @michaelmusson3593
      @michaelmusson3593 Год назад

      @@Sevalecan the problem here is there is conflicting information out there and for us new to the trade it leaves us confused

  • @hinds90
    @hinds90 Год назад

    Man I miss the og horsepower tv well I think this is 2nd rendition of the show

  • @duke6353
    @duke6353 11 месяцев назад

    Cool. How do I know if the acetylene or the oxygen have finish

  • @graggerythegreat9061
    @graggerythegreat9061 3 года назад

    Thanks👍✌️🤘😎

  • @hectormedina9009
    @hectormedina9009 2 года назад +1

    Acetylene/oxygen valves
    2 knobs

  • @philiph886
    @philiph886 Год назад +2

    Turn off your gas first before oxygen to prevent flash back passed the regulator

  • @monaiannucci9434
    @monaiannucci9434 Год назад

    I done carrying it upstairs

  • @chnbrs4074
    @chnbrs4074 Год назад +1

    I don't understand, if we get more oxygen you say hotter flame and you say slow dowm you? Wouldn't the cut be easier if the flame was hotter?

  • @oddjobtriumph1635
    @oddjobtriumph1635 Год назад

    i didn't see a flashback arrestor ....does it have a built in one ?

  • @johnnyconrad4859
    @johnnyconrad4859 Год назад +1

    What's the recommended gauge settings on both

    • @davidbarlow6691
      @davidbarlow6691 Год назад

      Never set the acetylene above 10psi. Acetylene becomes unstable at pressures above 30psi and can become explosive(meaning the tank). The pressure should be set to 5psi but a pressure chart should be used and the pressure will depend on the metal thickness you're cutting and the size of cutting tip you're using.

  • @4WinterTires-uv1mr
    @4WinterTires-uv1mr Год назад +1

    Canadian here, we got told to cut off oxygen first..

  • @moejr14
    @moejr14 Год назад

    What’s a good price
    To pay for this full setup (used)?

  • @joshuajw8491
    @joshuajw8491 11 месяцев назад

    Don't cut oxygen off first. Always cut the fuel first when shutting down. The old saying. A befor O or up you go

  • @AnythingGasoline
    @AnythingGasoline 2 месяца назад

    I was always told to turn the acetylene off first. 🤷‍♂️

  • @hectormedina9009
    @hectormedina9009 2 года назад

    Strikerr

  • @Subway1427
    @Subway1427 3 года назад +3

    Where are your flashback arrestors?

  • @iamsqrls
    @iamsqrls 7 лет назад +1

    Thank you for the video, it helped me to dial in my pre-heat flames, But at the end he said to turn the o2 off first not Acetylene, This contradicts anything I've ever been taught? Can you elaborate a little farther on why you choose o2 First?

    • @CCWSig
      @CCWSig 7 лет назад +8

      iamsqrls because he's wrong. Lol. Always kill the gas first, the remaining flowing oxygen will snuff out the flame, and prevent it from coming back in the handle. Gas is always first, first on, first off.

    • @MrDirtysteve75
      @MrDirtysteve75 6 лет назад

      Actually It depends on the brand of torch. Some brands specify a before o and others o before a. There are several welding instructors that do o before a and they specify it's because of the brand of torch they are using.

    • @kevinbeam2616
      @kevinbeam2616 5 лет назад +5

      It depends on the brand of torch and how it mixes gas. Victor, turn off oxygen first. Smith, turn off acetylene first. It is always good to read the manual when dealing with stuff that can kill you.

    • @larsonfraud4156
      @larsonfraud4156 2 года назад

      I was always taught "A before O or up you'll go"

  • @ktldon
    @ktldon 2 года назад

    Ah yes, classic oxy acetylene endless debate. Put off Oxy first or acetylene first. 😂

    • @jonathangarzon2798
      @jonathangarzon2798 Год назад

      Only you really aren't supposed to hear that pop. And it only happens when you turn acetylene off first

  • @jaredflint5924
    @jaredflint5924 4 года назад +9

    Always turn acetylene off first

    • @andriyshapovalov8886
      @andriyshapovalov8886 3 года назад

      That's what they tell you in school. Do you know why?
      Victor tip manufacturer call it for other way around....

    • @mranderson2215
      @mranderson2215 3 года назад

      @@andriyshapovalov8886 In my class I was told because it’s the fuel source so shutting it off cuts the torch off.

  • @zorikkhaimov7349
    @zorikkhaimov7349 3 года назад

    Hello how far propane and gas oxygen supposed to be from your, 10 feet for sale? Thanks

    • @Ambrosia_18
      @Ambrosia_18 2 года назад

      I was always taught to just keep it far enough away from your torch so that the flames won’t come near, but still close enough to turn it off in case of an emergency

  • @diychad7268
    @diychad7268 3 года назад +1

    What if my torch only has one knob on it

    • @Elihansen60
      @Elihansen60 3 года назад +1

      What the hell kind of torch are you using man

    • @jimmy7628
      @jimmy7628 2 года назад +1

      @@Elihansen60 probably a plumbing torch

  • @joshm2089
    @joshm2089 7 месяцев назад

    Funny just watched a video that the dude says to kill the acetylene first so the oxygen comes up and chokes out any remaining flame.

  • @mcdouche2
    @mcdouche2 Год назад +2

    Nope. Turn acetylene bottle on first, turn acetylene knob on first, turn acetylene knob off first, turn acetylene bottle off first. A comes before O.

  • @braingame007
    @braingame007 3 года назад

    You want that torch to sounds like a jet afterburner.

    • @braingame007
      @braingame007 3 года назад

      Well for certain types of metal anyways.

  • @hectormedina9009
    @hectormedina9009 2 года назад

    Acetylene light

  • @MrRogelio297
    @MrRogelio297 3 года назад +2

    Do I have to wear dark glasses to watch this video?

    • @wkeezz
      @wkeezz 2 года назад

      Not to watch the video but since the torch emits such a bright light, to prevent burn spots in your eyes you were protection

  • @1966cambo
    @1966cambo 5 лет назад +6

    First thing you should have done was make sure the regulator screw was backed out BEFORE turning on the tanks, yours were not,

    • @andriyshapovalov8886
      @andriyshapovalov8886 3 года назад

      Why, if you don't mind me asking?

    • @1966cambo
      @1966cambo 3 года назад +3

      @@andriyshapovalov8886 because regulators are not designed to take a rush of pressure from the tank and can actually blow apart including the screw shooting out like a bullet. I know a lot of people don’t do it but is it worth the risk of injury due to laziness?

    • @JayLupe
      @JayLupe 3 года назад

      @@1966cambo im trying to understand what you mean by regulator screws backed out? Can you elaborate mooore on that?

    • @1966cambo
      @1966cambo 3 года назад +3

      @@JayLupe on the gas regulator, the screws used to set your working pressure, they should be completely backed out before turn and valves on otherwise you get a rush of high pressure gas into the regulator and that can be dangerous! I have seem oxygen gauges that are stretched from this very thing, could end up with bits in your body.....

  • @roballen980
    @roballen980 Год назад

    Oxygen 30-50 psi
    Fuel 5-7 psi

  • @rickz7657
    @rickz7657 4 года назад +1

    TRANS-AM!!!!!! what's your pleasures ?

  • @justinreedflynn
    @justinreedflynn Год назад

    Looks more like how to set up a light saber (no "nerd" jokes, we all know you've seen star wars,).

  • @ehtanratem6936
    @ehtanratem6936 Год назад

    2.30

  • @russellhopperton1907
    @russellhopperton1907 3 года назад +1

    Bottles are in bars, tanks are used in war. They’re cylinders.😉

  • @chachee15
    @chachee15 2 года назад

    Dont you turn off the acetylene first?

    • @DunnoImHigh
      @DunnoImHigh 2 года назад +1

      I was always told growing up start with acetylene end with it. 1st an last thing on an off..

    • @American-pl8fo
      @American-pl8fo Год назад

      you do this guy clearly dont know about cutting torches

  • @hectormedina9009
    @hectormedina9009 2 года назад

    Oxygen flame

  • @American-pl8fo
    @American-pl8fo Год назад

    forgot his gloves

  • @areyoutubed
    @areyoutubed 2 года назад

    Someone say to cut the fuel first, someone else to cut the oxy first, I’m confused now

  • @coltraindontworryboutit9990
    @coltraindontworryboutit9990 4 года назад +6

    This guy doesn’t know a thing about burning

    • @jflowjr3313
      @jflowjr3313 4 месяца назад

      Agree almost got fire today from work by listing to him

  • @monaiannucci9434
    @monaiannucci9434 Год назад

    Settlers

  • @jazielpantoja9435
    @jazielpantoja9435 29 дней назад

    Terrible video cones were too big.

  • @PadenHagler
    @PadenHagler Год назад

    not wearing proper PPE!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Natedawg713
    @Natedawg713 6 лет назад +2

    Bro u didn’t even

  • @monaiannucci9434
    @monaiannucci9434 Год назад

    Too much propane

  • @smiffersmaffer
    @smiffersmaffer Год назад

    i’ve never heard of any professional, ever saying shut the oxygen off first!! gas bottle on first, gas off first on the torch

  • @Mr.Happy7ODSubscribe
    @Mr.Happy7ODSubscribe 2 года назад

    Instructions unclear I'm in Valhalla now