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Try changing to about 20 or so pounds on the 02 and about seven on the
acetylene, then make sure you have a neutral flame. Sounds like you
mostly need to adjust your pressures.
On 11/17/2016 6:43 PM, john niolon wrote:
> Oxweld torch... surprised me this evening I pulled the tip and it?s a
> 1? tip... so now I?m thinking I?ve got a problem with mix... haven?t
> used ox/act in a long time... and never on 3/4... most of my stuff is
> no more than 1/4 and smaller and I use a metabo grinder with a cutoff
> wheel 90% of the time. I?m gonna use your suggestions and try
> cutting again tomorrow. I?m using a 40/4 psi ox/act ... might inch
> that up a little.. hate to admit it?s probably a technique problem.
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 17, 2016 8:00 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Shop-talk] cutting plate with ox/acyt torch
> First, clean your tip really well and have good flame shape. Then
> make sure you have enough oxygen pressure and a good neutral flame
> when the trigger is pulled. Make sure you have enough preheat and a
> slow enough rate of advance. If that doesn't work then go up at least
> one size, maybe two. 3/4" is pretty stout. What brand of torch are
> you using?
>
> On 11/17/2016 3:12 PM, john niolon wrote:
>> usually my torch cutting is on 1/4? or less plate and my torch
>> handles it fine
>> got a piece of 3/4? steel plate I need to cut and my torch isn?t
>> cutting clean or cutting completely through...
>> I think probably I need a larger tip.. think mine is a ?0? or a
>> ?1?... or course you need to factor in the operator...
>> do you think that?s my problem ??? what tip size would you recommend
>> thanks
>> john
>>
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Try changing to about 20 or so pounds on the 02 and about seven on
the acetylene, then make sure you have a neutral flame. Sounds
like you mostly need to adjust your pressures. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/17/2016 6:43 PM, john niolon
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<div>Oxweld torch... surprised me this evening I pulled the
tip and it?s a 1? tip... so now I?m thinking I?ve got a
problem with mix... haven?t used ox/act in a long time...
and never on 3/4... most of my stuff is no more than 1/4 and
smaller and I use a metabo grinder with a cutoff wheel 90%
of the time. I?m gonna use your suggestions and try
cutting again tomorrow. I?m using a 40/4 psi ox/act ...
might inch that up a little.. hate to admit it?s probably a
technique problem.</div>
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<div><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] cutting plate with
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: small; TEXT-DECORATION: none;
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COLOR: #000000; FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline">First,
clean your tip really well and have good flame shape. Then
make sure you have enough oxygen pressure and a good neutral
flame when the trigger is pulled. Make sure you have enough
preheat and a slow enough rate of advance. If that doesn't
work then go up at least one size, maybe two. 3/4" is
pretty stout. What brand of torch are you using? <br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/17/2016 3:12 PM, john
niolon wrote:<br>
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<div>usually my torch cutting is on 1/4? or less plate
and my torch handles it fine</div>
<div> </div>
<div>got a piece of 3/4? steel plate I need to cut and
my torch isn?t cutting clean or cutting completely
through...</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I think probably I need a larger tip.. think
mine is a ?0? or a ?1?... or course you need to
factor in the operator...</div>
<div> </div>
<div>do you think that?s my problem ??? what tip
size would you recommend</div>
<div> </div>
<div>thanks</div>
<div>john</div>
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