fuel gas for torches

[taterjuice]

Was just wondering what everyone else run in they torches and tip size I run a acctylene torch victor set and usually size 1 tip and sometimes 2 inthe heavier iron

[shootlow]

I run Propane and liquid O2
tip sizes #2 all the way too #5 i have a couple of #7 for big bundles of wire rope

[taterjuice]

Anyone running those petrogen toriches or propylene ?

[taterjuice]

I bet that 7 tip straight runs thru the gas

[PistoneScrapProcessing]

Tater what exactly are you trying to cut up and how many tons a day do you want to cut up? I also would wonder why you are using acetylene instead of propane which is a much cleaner and cheaper alternative to acetylene? Are you in business to make your oxygen company rich or you rich? They always try to sell the most profitable gas canisters to you remember they are in business to make as much as they can off of you? I can't stress that point enough. What size oxygen are you using and are you using liquid or air? Your number one tip isn't going to get much in a day cut up and you might think that you saved a bunch on gas by using it but does it honestly justify the amount of work involved for such a small amount of tonnage. You are probably going to use more labor which amounts to standing with the torch in hand not doing much cutting or moving which equates to a small tonnage amount being cut as prepared. Now if you just are just trying to cut and run step your game up and get a 160 liter liquid oxygen and a 100 lb propane. My average day amounts to three thousand steps being taken in the burning field cutting all day long. Now think about how many steps you might take in a day to prepare something to 5x2 plate or 3x18in heavy melt? Are you using nsf tips or scrap cutting tips? I could go on and on but just think about what I said for a minute and respond. A three foot torch is designed to run balls out trigger all the way pushed in at 3000 cubic feet an hour with a number eight tip in it. You should be able to cut 8 ton in a day with the right setup but I don't know how good of a burner you are or if you have what I refer to as alcoholic hand meaning you can't hold your hand still and cut a straight line and cause tons of splatter back on yourself. Giving yourself cutters disease.

[trenthunsberger215]

Acetylene baby idgaf what anybody says most precise cuts, easy on slag and cuts the toughest of the ferrous metals

[joeyz2691]

Acetylene cuts best on thick stuff. IT burns the hottest over map gass or propane Im trying to set up for both acet and propane. Cost wise if you dont cut a lot of heavy material I would go with propane . Im also in school for welding and fab

[PistoneScrapProcessing]

I actually bought the torch 2250.00 and my dad is retired not by choice I was the business he is making 1,250 dollars a month on social security. I am failing to see how my dad can even afford food on that amount every month hence the reason I send him some money since I did learn allot of from him we just could never get along when it came to business. My dad handed me nothing but debt which I had to pay before I could make it. I am 30 to and age is nothing in life. Life is what you make of it and I think we are headed in two different directions. In life you either get better or you get worse there is not staying even.

[PistoneScrapProcessing]

locomotives aren't cars. Locomotives gross in at around 300,000 plus lbs a piece. Railcars on the other hand weight in around 66,000 gross. Trust me they didn't overpay for them.

[Mick]

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This thread has been heavily edited and posts were deleted. That is why there is some apparent lapses in continuity.

[shootlow]

Joeyz2691
hate to tell you this but propane has more BTU /HR and in fact it is hotter then Acetylene
Google it
I work in a Vessel shop as a welding inspector
we cut all of our plate with mapp or propane up to 5" thk

[skylinejack]

Heck ya it looks good, Mick. You one dang fine Mod. Shoot, you probably my most favorite Mod ever! Keep up the good work!