Thanks for the shout out. It was great to meet you last week. I’m looking forward to seeing more great videos from you, and possibly doing a collaborative project together.

@christophermendonca7969

4 жыл бұрын

You need to preheat the work piece for best cut

@Welddotcom

4 жыл бұрын

Great meeting you too Dale. We'll definitely get that collab in the works

@normanhaslim1433

3 жыл бұрын

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The rest of the story; measure your torch tip to material. You need at least 1/4 inch extra above the metal for the blow effect of the cutting tip. Use a piece of key stock to space the angle iron above your work, then your jig doesn’t warp as much. And for most torches, a nut can be wedged onto the cutting tip to keep your torch vertical while cutting.

Lol when his demonstration of a beginner cut is 1000x better than my cut I did today in class 😂😂

@mr.miller3432

3 жыл бұрын

I always say it looks like a one tooth beaver knawed it off.

@BlooCollaGal

3 жыл бұрын

My straight cuts were okay, but my circle cuts were really bad. I have to retake the class because all the welding labs got shut down halfway through the semester

@cardo718

3 жыл бұрын

@@morgan98801 I am pretty good at cutting farts.

@gavincarroll2553

2 жыл бұрын

Same

Being a beginner, this will help me a ton! I don't have the steadiest hands to start with, so every little bit helps. You guys have helped me a immensely as I continue to learn to weld. THANKS!

@needtoknow204

4 жыл бұрын

Great channel!!

@SocietyUnplugged

4 жыл бұрын

You could also buy an wheel guide

I was working for a contractor, I was flame cutting some 1/4" steel, using this same method when he walks in and sees me, he says, " what aren't you good enough to do it free hand", I said yeah but it faster this way, he says "Sure", then walks away. About 4 day later I come in early, and whose flame cutting with a guide, I laughed and said, "u ain't no good huh", ah ha ha! 😆😆😆😆😆

@philwittke2983

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah...either become a great burner,,or become a full time grinder...lols

@robertqueberg4612

4 жыл бұрын

Did you ask him on your last day there, or your first day as a broom driver? Hopefully he was a good enough guy to laugh, and suggest that you try “his” new method. That was a good comeback for him.

@paulh.2144

4 жыл бұрын

Your my HERO!!!

@victormercado9726

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's faster. You have to spend more time clamping the angle on.

@MR-nl8xr

4 жыл бұрын

@@victormercado9726 grind and correction time saved; it's faster.

When learning how to do this, on the cutting table i would rest my hand with my fingers stacked on eachother. Doing this I was able to run the bottom pipe on the torch over my index finger and it help maintain distanced and speed much better. This easy trick got me the best grade in the class over everyone holding the torch from only the back and having the tip floating around. No other supplies needed other than your torch, welding gloves, protective glasses and your cutting material

Wish that I knew this 15 years ago. I've tried it,and it worked out pretty awesome, less stress on focusing and it removes the weight of the torch on the wrist and better control of the oxy-acytelne cutting process. Love it. Im Andrew.

This is an excellent tip. However I found that the mill scale and/or surface roughness on the edge of the angle tends to catch on the hose clamp or the tip nut. I draw-filed the edge of the angle about 5 strokes and this resulted in much smoother torch travel and a cut comparable to a track torch.

I can't get enough of this instructor, even if he was a jarhead. Nobody is perfect. Maybe not even us Army Infantry folks. Seriously, there's no better welding teacher on KZread, and each time I learn a trick from him on this channel, gain a little extra confidence.

Good stuff I've been doing this for a couple of years I usually use washers on the end of the tip, it also helps me cut circles, I enjoy your channel thanks for sharing your advice and techniques.

His first example of a beginners cut was better than me actually trying my hardest lol and probably better than most youtube know it alls...keep up good work you got pro skills sir!~

Great tip my brother!👍 I used it yesterday and man, I tell you what it makes a big difference on the cut and it's easy on the arm for long endure

THANKS! As is most often true, Simple solutions like this are often the best solutions. This really saves time and money, and can even be used for curved cuts when using a rolled or gently bent piece of flat bar as the standoff guide. Much appreciated!

Awesome tip, going to try this as soon as possible!! Have to cut 3/8 hardox wear plate, this will work perfect for a gatherer ram on a Shear press. Thanks!!

Great tip! I would caution using angel iron for long cuts, the heat causes it to warp in my experience.

Even when you do a bad job, you are still doing a good job. I'm having to work on a lot of it to keep it clean. Not as easy as you think.

Good tip,I used to use a larger piece of angle and sit the nut on top of it ,it was heavy enough to not need clamping down.

A piece of aluminum works great as a guide for plasma cutting. The weather strip trim they sell at Lowe's is the perfect thickness for mine.

Very nice simple solution especially for us novice or infrequent welders. Thank

Also helps to run your soap stone along the top of that angle for a smoother slide

That sir was the best tip and instructions for a torch I will now use it. Anything for plasma thank you

I went a step further and welded my angle iron to a piece of C-channel, to get the edge of the angle iron up off the work piece, thereby preventing the torch from eroding the corner of the angle during the cut.

Thanks. I'm a long time fan of Dale's channel.

That is a great trick! I have used the trick alot with our the hose clamp but wanna give ot a try. One disclaimer I had found I that when your making long cuts the length of angle will get hot and move out of straight when your half way through. A couple tacks mid section helps with that or take the time to make a chalk or scribe line first so you can see how straight your going.

I learn new things every video. Awesome!

I already learned this technique from my welding instructor, tho nice to see the knowledge being spread

I learned to use the torch to remove the mill scale and a quick flick with the hand held wire brush. This helps prevent your torch burning. Your tip is good for a shop, however, not so much on a construction site, let alone heavy industrial site. I draw a line with my soapstone then find a comfortable position for one hand resting on the piece (to hold the tip at the proper height) my other hand operates the trigger. By moving both hands smoothly, in unison, i get a smooth cut.

Thanks , I will use your tip for my next cut.

Well done! Thanks for the tip

thanks for the tip it will help a lot easier for me to cut metals. more power.

Very nice tip sir! Thanks for sharing it

Good tip with the hose clamp and angle steel clamped as a guide, thanks.

nice video . i made a stand off that slides over the tip its off set like a plasma cutter works good

I use angle when cutting but this is I never thought about thanks for the tip got to cut cross members and will give this a try thumbs up.

@barbarasteed3966

3 жыл бұрын

Same here with angle will be using hose clamp thanks for the tip....

Figured out that some 60 years ago. Still a good idea. Always use a guide if possible when cutting anything. This principal also applies to Skill saws and plywood.

Important also is our cutting tip number we use according to thickness of material we cut...... Adjust both the oxygen and acetylene supply pressure in control valve at cutting outfit... But best we have an roller attachment to hold our cutting outfit at fix gap from cutting tip and material to be cut...

I've used a straight edge before, but never a guide to keep my height. When I do this next time and use this method I too will have a CNC machine (Cut Neat & Clean) Great idea!! Thanks

Thanks for sharing the wisdom.

*Thank you so much for the tip.*

Thanks you so much man it's helpful ❤️

There’s one addition to your idea that’ll help from not accidentally slipping off of the angle iron. That is to cut a 3/8” long piece of 3/4” x 3/4” x 1/8” angle iron, and clamp that under your hose clamp to make your sliding ledge wider and more true. Just trying to help. Good video.

A good tip. Back in the 60 s I s aw a little roller jig that a guy had that clamped to a torch there were two little wheels that rolled smooth and kept the right gap and angle. You could follow a curve perfect you just needed to keep keep a good speed.

Great tip. Thanks guys!

Excellent! Thank you Brother!

Cant wait to try this

Thanks for this. Does the set off distance you shared apply as well when using a plasma cutter?

Good advice JB. Very nice!

@ajsironworks3937

4 жыл бұрын

Bob Moffatt did you teach him how NOT to fry that Viking beard? Ha ha.

@GodslilRedneck23

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brother, see you at FabTech next week 🤘🔥

@tepongoagatas1758

4 жыл бұрын

Bob....where u at ????? .......y u ain't came to Tx again ?

@b.a.lineman7582

4 жыл бұрын

This works excellent... ..... For noobs... the cut should sound kinda like a never ending fart

@trg3761

4 жыл бұрын

Miss ya bob 😭

Thanks , I will try that.

thank You very much. I learned a lot

Thank you buddy. Its just what i needed to know

thank you been struggling with this

Right job Thanks for the tip 👍

Great tip a real game changer

I have found that lock collars work great as well but not everybody has those laying around everyone has a hose clamp great tip

Nice tip. Thanks!

now you tell me. just finished cutting a bunch of 1/4 inch. I used the angle guide but had a hard time with cutting distance. the hose clamp would have saved me a lot of grinding. I use that torch about once a year, hope I can remember the hose clamp that long.

Nice idea with the hose clamp but too much heat is getting to the angle iron causing the vertical flange to expand slightly and resulting in a curved cut. Maybe some 1/4"-1/2" stand offs between the horizontal flange and work would lessen the affect.

Used to use the torch head nut as a resting peice on some angle iron that we had. Of course that required having angle iron at the right height. Not sure why I never thought of this!

To get separation from the vertical part of the angle iron, you can clamp or tack another angle iron and end up with a raised horizontal edge guide. If the vertical part is too close it will affect your cut.

Thanks for the video !!

Great idea. Only problem is it's the Bernoulli effect that pulls a vacuum up. Ventury pulls into a stream and continues with it.

Awesome 👍 video and trick...thanks for the info

Great video!

If you use the same piece of angle every time you cut with the torch. Sooner or later it won't be straight anymore and it will warp from all the heat when its clamped down to the plate. Especially if your doing a lot of cuts in one sitting. Thats why I use 5/8 aluminum for my guide.

wish I saw this a long time ago, thanks for the info

I would agree that this method is good for some short cuts but in longer distances your angle will absorb so much heat that it will start to bend so if you stick to your angle you will get clean arch cut.

Insane hack: Put a ruler next to your pen to draw straight lines!! more at 11!

Cool tip cheap and easy thanks

Gracias a está página e aprendido arto muchas gracias.los felicito desde chile...

Another trick that was taught to me when I started is to draw two lines, one for cutting and one for following, next grab a used up punch and drag it across the second line. After a while you should be able to cut straight and know how high to hold the torch.

Oxy cutting is something I learnt in 2 minutes flat, my livelihood depended on it, I liked your hack, I use the angle iron hack all the time if I dont have my wheels close by, just one first though, your cut is very horizonal where as to cut a really nice cut the hand piece needs to be slightly angled so you are cutting hot metal.

Nice. Simple but effective. Could you show how to cut and weld aluminium checker plate into toolboxes etc that would be great to see, but could you show using MMAW, GMAW and TGAW. It would be cool to see all three types of welding processes on the same material.

I kept a high nut drilled out to the tip size for a shoulder holding the height. A piece of angle or bar will warp from the heat of the cut making the cut line curved. Tack key stock or small square pieces at intervals across the bottom of the angle or bar to lift it up 1/4"-3/8" from the plate surface allowing the heat to pass under the guide.

Straighter, cleaner, and prolongs the tip life! I call that a win-win-win! Now all I need is a torch or plasma cutter!

@SikConVicTioN

4 жыл бұрын

Build a sandbox in the backyard. Anything is possible with imagination

For smooth cuts hand placement prior to cuttingl helps out a ton too. You should show guys how to "wash" and pop ollets in pipe

Awesome technique bro

Nice! Would liked to have known this 50 years ago.

Thank you for this tip, I needed it, my cutting is bad.

@Welddotcom

4 жыл бұрын

Practice practice 👌

Superstar tip. Thank you.

3/4 X 1 1/2 flatbar with a handle is what I've been using for the past 30 odd years...no hose clamp...freehand....same results...it just takes practice.

Thank you very much

Great tip thanks

Thanks great video

Good tip!!! But now that I messed my tip up, whats the best way, good way, ok way for cleaning a cutting tip?

I've been doing this about 20 years on my plasma torch. I wanted to buy a (1) drag cone. $15 dollars ... but I would have to buy a box of 10. So I hose clamped a tab on the torch and ran it down a piece of angle. I have drag tips for my oxi-torch but haven't seen any replacements in several years.

Thanks good idea

Gracias por el vídeo 🙏

Thanks that's good to know

Great tip

Great tip!

I love it so much it's my favorite,

I love watching new hires try to cut through stainless with a torch.. It never gets old.

@derekbryant6137

4 жыл бұрын

If they knew about the waster plate trick you can do it but not too many people know about that because that's old old school

@henryholliday1

4 жыл бұрын

@@derekbryant6137 is that taking a piece of steel clamping on top of another piece of metal and using the molten steel to blow through the other piece? I have heard of that before but I have never seen it done

@derekbryant6137

4 жыл бұрын

@@henryholliday1 yes that is the correct thing I am talking about my great-grandfather used to do it it's not for critical work for sure because you're going to blow carbon into your stainless however for dismantling something it works great

@Eyore82

4 жыл бұрын

@@DieselDog1982 Because it's a lesson they learn that they'll never forget. Plus, it makes me laugh.

@TheDadPenfield

4 жыл бұрын

J J You old guys are so funny. When you were young, you knew so little and made so many mistakes and the generation before you thought how lazy and stupid you were. After 30 years, you learn a few things and you think the generation behind you is too stupid and lazy to ever learn what took you thirty years to learn. You have become your father.

Thank you I will cut efficiently now.

Good tip. Where were you when I used OXY /ACC all the time . Now I do 90% of my cutting with Plasma

Well done

Thanks

Nice I will try 👍

That is a clever idea. Wish we could've seen the end result with the hose clamp trick

@Welddotcom

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, camera guy screwed the pooch on that one.

@rikkitiki1666

4 жыл бұрын

@@Welddotcom that excuse is started to get worn out. Every other video y'all blaming dude. Have some integrity.

@Welddotcom

4 жыл бұрын

@@rikkitiki1666 pretty sure this is the first time.

@rikkitiki1666

4 жыл бұрын

@@Welddotcom with that particular instructor. Bob's videos bash the cameraman every other video.

@rikkitiki1666

4 жыл бұрын

The tungsten grind angle video he was massively sarcastic about the skills of the cameraman. The pled videos about abrasives he was throwing shade on each of them.

Nice job

What should be shut off after cutting with torch, oxygen or acetylene/gas? I tend to shut off acetylene first then oxygen to snuff out any remaining gases. I don't know if there's a right or wrong way...tell me what you know. Thanks.