How Do You Use An Oxygen Cutting Torch?
Oxygen and acetylene cutting torches are useful pieces of equipment when working with metal or dismantling large equipment. Essentially, a flammable gas (Acetylene) is mixed with oxygen and lit with a spark. The mixture is then adjusted so that the flame is hot enough to instantly melt metal. Thus in order to “cut” the metal, it is heated to melting and then blown out of the way by the gas mixture blowby. Using a cutting torch is simple, however precautions need to be taken to do it properly. Begin by connecting the cutting torch to the hoses coming from each of the gas cylinders. Be very careful to connect the Acetylene hose to the nozzle marked “Gas” and the Oxygen to the nozzle marked “O2.” Turn the bottle nozzles all the way open for both the acetylene and the oxygen gases. Slowly crack open the torch nozzles, providing more acetylene than oxygen at first. Hold the sparker a few inches in front of the nozzle and squeeze the handles quickly to cause a spark. Spark until you get the
