Re: Cutting advice please

Ahh- the book mentioned turning the torch 45^, but failed to give
enough info for me to know in what plane. Thanks for the info.

Since I have only one cutting tip, would trying a mix of 1# of
acetylene to #10 of oxygen give a cooler flame? No harm in trying,
right?

I don't have a band saw, and a hacksaw is a pain. Can I expect to
eventually get a smooth cut with the torch? - Mike

"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>"Michael Horowitz" wrote: (clip) Made a puddle then pushed the O2 lever.
>(clip)
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>There's a clue. You don't have to make a puddle. You just have to bring
>the metal up to red heat. Chances are if you were able to make a puddle,
>you were using too large a tip.
>
>If, for some reason, you find you have too much heat, and you don't want to
>stop, you will have to move faster. It also helps to point the tip in the
>direction of travel. That helps by blowing the molten slag away from the
>cut, so there is less chance for it to freeze over and reclose the cut.
>Also, when you lay the torch over, in effect you are presenting it with
>thicker metal, so the overheating effect is reduced. Sometimes, for very
>thin metal, this is the only way you can get it to work.
>

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