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
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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?
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 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.
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
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.
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
@@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 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.....
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?
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.
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.
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.
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
I also forget the steps
Fr I forgot too😭😂
Me four
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.
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
Which shipping company did you work with
We were taught the same aside from the last bit. We turn the fuel off first and not the oxygen.
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.
@@bullsmoothtime I'm american and they teach us acetylene first oxygen second
Acetylene first is how I was taught
Go to 5:40
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Ya i just came back to this video to make sure I heard that right. Other videos say gas off first
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.
Exactly why I’m watching this video
Yooo I’m in the exact same situation right now
Well boys were in this together
Hey so I’m not the only one😅😂
Clear like water.
Thank you very much Sir for the tutorial.
I appreciate it!
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.
This was perfect for my adhd ass, forgot some of the basics back from class. Thanks man threw this in my saved videos
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!
Awesome video ! It’s been a while since I’ve used a torch, and this was the perfect refresher 👍
Tommy's videos are great! He seem to be just a down home country boy 😎👍
Thanks so much I'm about to start cutting for the first time in my nccer welding class and this helped me
Is he correct about the little bitty explosion (pop) when shutting off the gas first?
Brings a whole new meaning to firebird....
Been awhile....so, thanks!
ain’t ever cut b4, but i’m fittin to now. thanks pa
The valve on the oxygen tank should be opened up all the way to seal the valve in the open position also.
The newer valves don’t need to be opened all the way
Yes, all high pressure tanks should be opened all the way.
I was told it doesn’t matter most welders only do 2-4 turns
@@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
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
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.
Yo Chooch,What pressure are the regulators set to ?or don't you know?
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?
Thank you for doing the correct way. Oxygen off first, THEN fuel
On- Fuel then oxygen, off- oxygen then fuel
Cool. How do I know if the acetylene or the oxygen have finish
One the thing about oxacet is the incredible beauty of the flame even though it’s insanely powerful
I love welding. Got an everlast plasma cutter to cut but now need an OA to allow me to heat and bend.
Thats the SWEET SPOT
Thank you so much for teaching me this that was so clear I understood it
wery good video , short than on the point :)
Do a video on track torches Rickey Bobby! lol I need to learn the track torch
I Have always turned the acetaline off first when finished.
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.
@Archie Bunker they're still green.
Hopefully with time, they see the light.
@@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.
@@Sevalecan the problem here is there is conflicting information out there and for us new to the trade it leaves us confused
Nice job! Short but sweet
i didn't see a flashback arrestor ....does it have a built in one ?
Thanks for the info, it was to loud in the shop so I couldn’t hear my teacher when he was explaining this
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
What's the recommended gauge settings on both
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.
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?
What’s a good price
To pay for this full setup (used)?
Hello how far propane and gas oxygen supposed to be from your, 10 feet for sale? Thanks
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
Thanks👍✌️🤘😎
Man I miss the og horsepower tv well I think this is 2nd rendition of the show
Turn off your gas first before oxygen to prevent flash back passed the regulator
Acetylene/oxygen valves
2 knobs
Ah yes, classic oxy acetylene endless debate. Put off Oxy first or acetylene first. 😂
Only you really aren't supposed to hear that pop. And it only happens when you turn acetylene off first
First thing you should have done was make sure the regulator screw was backed out BEFORE turning on the tanks, yours were not,
Why, if you don't mind me asking?
@@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?
@@1966cambo im trying to understand what you mean by regulator screws backed out? Can you elaborate mooore on that?
@@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.....
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?
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.
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.
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.
I was always taught "A before O or up you'll go"
What if my torch only has one knob on it
What the hell kind of torch are you using man
@@Elihansen60 probably a plumbing torch
Where are your flashback arrestors?
We die like men lol
Or gloves or long sleeve lmao
I was always told to turn the acetylene off first. 🤷♂️
Don't cut oxygen off first. Always cut the fuel first when shutting down. The old saying. A befor O or up you go
I done carrying it upstairs
Canadian here, we got told to cut off oxygen first..
Could’ve elaborated when you go into adjusting the knob’s, you don’t tell which way you’re going or anything
Dont you turn off the acetylene first?
I was always told growing up start with acetylene end with it. 1st an last thing on an off..
you do this guy clearly dont know about cutting torches
Always turn acetylene off first
That's what they tell you in school. Do you know why?
Victor tip manufacturer call it for other way around....
@@andriyshapovalov8886 In my class I was told because it’s the fuel source so shutting it off cuts the torch off.
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.
Strikerr
Someone say to cut the fuel first, someone else to cut the oxy first, I’m confused now
cut off the fuel first then oxygen
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.
You want that torch to sounds like a jet afterburner.
Well for certain types of metal anyways.
Oxygen 30-50 psi
Fuel 5-7 psi
Do I have to wear dark glasses to watch this video?
Not to watch the video but since the torch emits such a bright light, to prevent burn spots in your eyes you were protection
2.30
Acetylene light
Bottles are in bars, tanks are used in war. They’re cylinders.😉
Looks more like how to set up a light saber (no "nerd" jokes, we all know you've seen star wars,).
Oxygen flame
forgot his gloves
TRANS-AM!!!!!! what's your pleasures ?
Instructions unclear I'm in Valhalla now
Bro u didn’t even
This guy doesn’t know a thing about burning
Agree almost got fire today from work by listing to him
Settlers
not wearing proper PPE!!!!!!!!!!!
Too much propane
Terrible video cones were too big.
i’ve never heard of any professional, ever saying shut the oxygen off first!! gas bottle on first, gas off first on the torch