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@BusurPetir88

4 ай бұрын

Folow me sir

I am 74, retired fabricator, welder. In my learning stage, An experienced old timer taught me to use a center punch on the chalk marks, because the mill scale will pop off and you can lose your line if trying to free hand the burning.

@charlespageau5699

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what they teach us in welding school in quebec

@MikeSmith-qv5yc

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, hot-rolled steels do have that affect. Vibro-etch tools can also help in maintaining a clear guide line.

@mathewmolk2089

2 жыл бұрын

Same age and technique. You can see the flame break over the punch marks. Especially good for cutting curves without bothering with the circle burner attachment.

@zakkennedy2901

2 жыл бұрын

Yea.. you can do it like that or use a scribe but I prefer using the center punch

@stevenlight5006

2 жыл бұрын

Nice tip

Here's a secret trick. The guide angle iron he's using, do a quick clean up with a flap disk, then get a soapstone and rub it on the angle. The torch will glide and you'll end up with a flawless cut

@dennishillman3502

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@cobes11

2 жыл бұрын

I have never used a guide on my torch cutting. Maybe why my cuts are ugly

@allannaborjr.8706

2 жыл бұрын

thanks sir

@chadmoyer1453

2 жыл бұрын

@@cobes11 lol. Always room to learn. My cuts aren't perfect as well but I keep practicing. Good day

@anthonycusinato3969

2 жыл бұрын

Here's the real "secret tip". Take that stupid little cheat-bar and throw it as far away as you can. And instead, just practice and learn to have a steady hand. Like a machine. I'll come into the shop any Monday morning, still half drunk and lay down a cut ten times smoother than what was shown here.

I had never used a cutting torch before and needed one today to make some mounting brackets. There was no one at the shop to teach me and it had to get done today. This video alone was enough to teach me everything I needed to know! Thank you for this!

@jordanbrown1337

Жыл бұрын

Get it 🔥🔥🤟🤙

@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom

Жыл бұрын

It's pretty easy to pick up the basics, but hard to become *really good* at freehand cuts. Personally, I went for a 30A plasma cutter because it's easier to plug in an air compressor than it is to keep refiling gas tanks.

@ronklock9340

Жыл бұрын

@@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom Good decision

@UserUser-ke4ti

Жыл бұрын

Everything? LOL. I'm not being a smart ass, but that statement rings of famous last words....for instance...can you clear weldement with a torch, what size tip can you use? Wait until you learn just how much you can really do with a cutting torch. You'll be the best!

@jamesmatheson5115

Жыл бұрын

Ive seen men who claim to be tradesmen and when I see their Oxy cuts straight away I know if they are full of BS or nor, I watched one so-called tradie melt the steel instead of cutting it, he didnt get the job, lol, and you learnt everything you need to know, oh my god.

Thanks for taking the time and having the patience to explain thoroughly. What is rudimentary to some is valuable to a beginner like me. Excellent intruction!

@willybones3890

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@mylittlebrotherca9691

Жыл бұрын

The smartest man in the room. My hat (cover..USMC) is off to you. We don't have to reinvent the wheel, learn from others failures & SUCCESSES! I am pleased the TRUE old school artisans of their trade share their knowledge before they are all gone.

@ronklock9340

Жыл бұрын

I like the way you take the time to shut down equipment then restart the process to make sure people understand

Good job and well explained. 40 yr retired industrial sheet metal journeyman. I still watch things I know how to do looking for tips lol. Never to old to learn. Any one who tells you they know everything about anything watch out for that guy.

"Take pride in your work and do it right the first time." That right there tells me this gentleman is someone to listen to. Thanks for this quality instruction.

FYI, for those of you just starting out or only doing you’re oxy/acetyl cuts infrequently this process will assist you in doing very well. But, it takes paying attention to the melting metal at the torch flame tip, as well as how the torch is clearing the cut material and if your hearing is still pretty good and not real noisy where you are at you can also benefit some from combining your visual indicators with your listening to the sound of the cut for popping and changes of air velocity sounds from the torch flame and gas flow. Also, don’t expect your first cuts to look as clean and slag free as his. He did not cover the importance of the condition of the torch tip face and nozzles which the torch tip face needs to be clean and free of slag balls on it and especially the torch nozzle holes need to be clean and not worn out, goose egged or larger at the tip from improper tip nozzle cleaning in their shape or oversized from excessive use and cleaning. Always Preheat before trying to cut, Keeping you torch cone flame height correct and steady not going up and down in reference to the metal being cut and/or banging the torch cutting tip face into your work especially the molten area will extend torch tip surface and cutting nozzle hole cleanliness and life of the tip. Get comfortable as field conditions allow or in any way needed to meet drawing accuracy tolerances on specified technical drawings for the cut of finished plate. Torch tip face and nozzle cleanliness along with preheat, attention to molten flow at torch nozzle as it cuts through the metal, and possibly the most difficult skill part a slow, deliberate steady pace based on visual and some listening feedback to the cut when you can hear well enough to use that and developed eye, hand and muscle coordination and feedback control of torch flame cone height from material and torch travel speed while constantly observing what’s happening at the cut. If you are not a good welder odds are the same parameters of attention to detail in weld puddle tie in, bead height and width along with really good eye and hand coordination and steadiness are key in both processes.

@brinnforthewinn

10 ай бұрын

I’m just starting out and I’m struggling compared to my classmates. This comment was so helpful and encouraging. I really appreciate you today!!

@harkinjames

10 ай бұрын

Excellent and insightful commentary, all newer people to cutting torches need to read this 👍👍

@aerialrescuesolutions3277

7 ай бұрын

Very well said, keep the tip clean, and steady

I got my dad's old victor torch set and the difference in quality between a newer victor set is unreal. My dad was a welder and got his back in the 60s

I just turned 70, my dad got me started as a kid, but when you watch a pro such as yourself, there is always something to learn. Thank you !!!

@mylittlebrotherca9691

Жыл бұрын

Sometimes not being "the smartest man in the room", is okay,knowing YOU are not "the smartest man", ( why "reinvent the wheel"). Knowing WHO is.,.well. I'm not in LEAVENWORTH or Guantanamo 🤗🤗🤗🤔SemperFi

One of the top 10 most useful videos I've ever seen, I think. *This* is what the internet is for. Thanks for the free education!

one thing i was taught was once tanks shut off always loosen the regulators too prevent high pressure when opening tanks again. good avdice and teaching. well done

Exactly what I was taught 40 + years ago. Thanks for the video, now I can use this to introduce my Grandsons to part of my world.

Matt, if I'd had you teach torch work in Metal Shop class 50 years ago I would have really enjoyed it. My life may have taken a different direction. Thank you.

@jesseray180

2 ай бұрын

True. He’s so laid back and relatable

I've been screwing around with cutting torches for years now, wish i had this lesson when i first started, would have saved a lot of frustration

Thank you for your professionalism. Very helpful and simple, yet very important information.

Thanks so much for a clear cut - ABC style tutorial. I haven't used a torch since my welding class in high school. I'm excited to get back into it and this really helped me out.

When I was in welding class 1975 the instructor old guy showed us how to cut. He had a 1" mild steel plate, scribed a 12" circle TOTALLY FREE HANDED cut it out. Then chucked it in the lathe it only took . 040 thousands to clean up in all axis. That man could cut. I lost the bet cost me a few beers but I also learned allot in that class too. Good job.

I haven't used a torch in 10+ years.... Wanted to review before doing any hotwork again... exaclty why you said... lot of gas and lot of potential... This was excellent! Thanks for the great walk through and safety guide! subscribed!

Very good information for the new oxy acetylene torch user.

Thank you very much for all the detail info. Liked to way when you started all over with the settings so no one gets confused. Not to many people do that

I have a acetylene torch that I haven't used for years. I will be using it in the near future. This was a great refresher video to watch. Thanks, Vinnie

I've been using oxy/acetylene since around 1964 in high school and found your video a very good introduction. Although I've not made welding a full carrier it has come in handy during many instances of repairing or fabricating custom equipment and saved me money on auto and home repairs.

Thank you for the video, very cool. I used to be an hvac technician and performed numerous repairs and coil replacements which involved acetylene and oxygen as well. Never did I think it was capable of cutting steel like that 😂

I've been using torches about 45 years started when I was about 10 years old and I'll tell you what very educational you taught a few things I didn't know thank you

It's been decades since I've done any cutting with a torch. I would have liked to have seen you cutting the 4X4 cutout as a demonstration exercise. Thanks for the tutorial.

3 minutes in, you've actually taught me more! Years ago I bargained svcs for a welding setup. Got library books, practised. Experience and trial are great, as is book learning, but tips and basics fillin those gaps. NOW, to learn TIG....

Great video! Thanks for stressing safety as it seems like people forget it with gas welding and it can get scary really quick.

I've got a set up I made with a torch mounted stationary pointing down, and I have a slide table on rails. I just push it through like a table saw and get very clean straight cuts.

@georgebuck2269

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, they make a radiograph, a motorized unit that holds the torch. It runs on a small track. You clamp the track to your plate and it cuts in a straight line.

Us beginners are enjoying the lesson to it's end. Thumbs up sir. Pliz stay blessed.

I just start O and A cutting and have to thank you for the best basic lesson yet.

This is the best instructional video on any topic or subject I have ever watched.

Great video, I use an oxy torch for thermal expansion at work to get stuck stuff unstuck, I’ve always wanted to try the cutting nozzle and now I’m going to. 👍🏽 At 15:20 ish I hadn’t noticed him change the plate, though he had leather hands to be able to touch it like that before I realised it was red paint. 😂

@fido3561

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣👍

@BillyWitchDoctorDotCom

Жыл бұрын

I was a pizza cook for 10 years before I learned how to weld and I'm pretty comfortable just grabbing 500F things.... If it isn't *literally* glowing then I can touch it without burning myself too bad.

Thank you for the high quality lesson. Described in a way that anybody can understand this valuable skill.

Thanks for the explanation! I work in automotive and welding is an area I still have little experience in. Really want to expand my skill sets into this area.

Finally i learn the abc of the cutting torch...i waited so long for someone to explain so precise and clean what to do how to adjust and when start cutting... You Rock buddy!!!

Im 35 and today after having the torch for 2 years i finally was able to cut the right way... I will continue to watch your videos and learn more thank you so much.

Thanks I really needed a refresher. Back to work.

I didn’t know anything about welding with Oxygen & acetylene. I have to say you explain things very easy to learn. You are a Excellent Teacher.

@mattarnold4071

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bobby! 🙏🏻

Thanks for the tutorial dude very educational and easy to understand im excited to start my career in this trade. The hands-on experience is what I enjoy. I once tried torch cutting and Mig welding in college didn't think anything of it until later on i was good at it

I have been using torch for years and you did a great job of explaining everything brother!

Great video thank you. Being a novice jack of all trades, I some times need a refresher. This was perfect !

18:44 most impressive part... Drawing a darn near perfect circle by hand! Good video mate.

Great video, it’s been 10 years since I used I used a torch when I was in apprentice school for plumbing. That’s an awesome video to refresh me.

Best Acetylene video I have seen as I am learning. Thank you.

You’re an excellent and confidence inspiring teacher. Well done from England.

Thank you for taking the time to show a step by step process.

THANK YOU! I just learned of several things I've been doing wrong for quite awhile.

Excellent Video Matt Arnold! Thank you for the fine job and taking the time to make this!! You can tell when you've seen a good video because it makes you want to grab up a torch and see if you learned something 😉

I'm an electrical contractor that needed to cut some 6" bollards that were on our job that needed to be removed. I have a cutting torch that I purchased a long time ago but never really used it. I really need to use it but didn't know how our feel comfortable in cutting the bollards off. After watching Matt I feel like I can now cut the bollards feeling comfortable! I can do this! Thanks so much Matt. You are the best teacher I've seen on KZread!

When you shut down after used, it's important that after turning off the cylinder valves, you open the valves on the torch to remove the pressure from the hoses, then turn the regulator valves anticlockwise to shut them off.

@mathewmolk2089

2 жыл бұрын

In school, yes, In the real world, no. Same as lighting the torch. After you have been using a torch for a while you set the oxy and gas and light it together too. None of this gas first then oxy. like the school teachers tell you. - If it's so bad how do burning machines with auto ignition work? POP! that's how. And how do i know these things.....Been doing it that way since 1959.......I got torches and regulators that still work just fine that are older then the kids that are trying to tell me I have been doing it wrong,,,,for over 60 years.

@BrucePierson

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathewmolk2089 Yes, exactly. I do the same thing, a little oxygen, then a little gas and light it. Saves all the black smoke.

I started a Shoring job a few months ago and just off this vid I got great starter info and notes. Very detailed, precise, and quick. Nice video and instructions 👍👍👍🔥

Thank you very much for the video. I'm a hobbiest and this helped me tons on set up and cuts. Great details and safety practices 👍

SQUARED AWAY INSTRUCTION. RESPECT!

Near perfect, detailed, highly useful education video. Thank you!

Great video, I've been using oxyacetylene torches for 5 years, and learning more and more gradually. Some things in this video confirmed what I've been doing, and some things I learned all new

Thanks! I have not used the torch for cutting in about 8 years and needed a refresher on the pressures and flame setting.

Thanks for the explanation. Much appreciated, and FYI you are a excellent teacher.

Just in college taking a Oxy-Acetylene course for Carpentry apprenticeship and this video is my study guide for next week. Thanks a bunch

One of the most well made and presented videos that I have seen on KZread. Thanks.

Easily the best oxy-fuel cutting video I've seen. Really like that you snuck some layout math in there too. 🤘

You're a great teacher. Thank you.

Thank you for the video, and for utting safety first. Regards from France

I really appreciate how you teach on how everything is being taught you makes it easy it be cool to meet you I went to welding school in Washington state didn't finish do to family stuff going on I went into pipe welding miss hearing the sound of a welding machine going and all the bells n whistles that go along with the field of welding thank you for helpful video

Very well done. Im not a welder/weldor, anymore but still weld for fun when I need to. Its fun to watch welding videos.

I sold and demonstrated various welding/cutting equipment for over 40 years. Wish there were instructional vids as good this back then. Would of made my job a whole easier, as the trainee could of watched the vid. before going hot and picking up the equipment. 👏👏👍

@mattarnold4071

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent presentation. Gas/Oxy seems to be a almost forgotten part of the industry . Not many take the time to do gas welding . So a BIG thanks for the edification. Stay safe.

@mathewmolk2089

2 жыл бұрын

In hobby shops,,,,yes. - In construction and actual industry, No,,,,,except for plasma,,,,but you seldom see Plaz in the field. No real professional uses a cutoff wheel in a Metabo.

@hejpadigdigdu

2 жыл бұрын

@@mathewmolk2089 True out in construction and the industry we use gas/oxy cutting a lot, and we also use plasma for when we cut down/disassemble silos. Sometimes its just way more time efficient.

Great video- I learned several things I was doing wrong-Thanks Tim from MI

@weldtube

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Excellent video. Great technique, great tips. You are so right about NOT overtightening. Only thing I'd add is you mentioned safety multiple times, but you don't have the steel toe'd shoes. Some sites require it, and you even mentioned how dropping the piece or the dross on the hoses is going to be bad news. Same goes for toes. Thanks for the hard work and giving back.

Thanks man I'm learning as I go I had my flames all worng probably why my cuts are hard to do really helpful

Thanks for being thorough. I'm going to use your presentation for my Welding class.

This was an excellent step-by-step step tutorial. Soup to nuts. Well done. Thanks.

Thank you for that awesome tutorial!

This might very well be the best welding channel on youtube

@weldtube

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you think so!

you hear a whistle going back up your hose, quickly go turn the Acetylene fuel off! Never use a butane lighter to light the torch! Never carry a butane lighter in your pocket while cutting! Words of wisdom from my instructor 41 years ago! Great video!

Every time I shut down the torch I back out the regulators and I make sure there backed out before I open the tanks so there's no spiking .... If you're doing a lot of cutting it's good to know the flow rates per acetylene tank or you can draw out the acatone from the substrate in the tank... I became very good at splitting exhaust pipes and burning out the center of bolts and rivits on spring hangers on trucks.. practice cutting a bolt from inside a nut with out getting into the threads of the nut and then a nut from a bolt with out getting into the threads of the bolt and from many different angles... I miss my days as a spring shop mechanic carving up suspensions then rattling everything loose with an impact hammer at Palmer spring in Portland Maine... There were a few times when I had everything cut and took a break and waited for someone to yell "are you done yet" and just hitting the frame with a hammer and everything fall apart on the floor... "That fast enough for ya"

I’m going to my states welding and fabrication team and I am the torch cutter for the team and this helped me so much

I'm making a small wood stove for a cabin and I bought the miniature bottles to use. My dad and brother used the torch set bit I never did. It's a good time to learn. That's for the video.

Good reminder if your still learning, basic video was superb, helps to know the basics Thanks Matt😑

Great video. Im not a welder but from time to time i have to use the cutter and this was good training.

just to point out one VERY IMPORTANT step i think you missed. when you are getting ready to cut and are going to turn on your gasses from the bottles to the cutting tool you should as a first step back off the valve tap on each bottle on the bottle side, or make sure the valve is completly shut. doing this ensures that if you open the bottle tap the pressure of the gas doesnt HIT the cutter side gauge and blow the diaphragm as the shut off bottle side valve will stop this direct gas flow. once you are ready you slowly open the bottle side valve letting gas through to the cutter side valve where you adjust the pressure to the cutter tool. but baring that one small item i think your vd is as good as i have seen. wishes from australia.

I’ve worked with some good burners over the years and picked up good tips from them when it comes to Oxy Propane or Acetylene cutting.

Great vid. Well presented. Young man is switched on, your students will benefit from this. Keep up the great work.

Awesome video ! Love the way this guy teaches. Thanks Matt!

excellent video, well organized, with safety as the key, Thank you, I'm sure this will help me stay safe in my endeavor into metal working!

Really great teacher I really enjoy your style andg the fact you go over it and show the subject twice. Keep them coming please

Great material. Keep on going guys, really helpful!

Great video Matt, very clear and thorough💯👍🏽👊🏽🦅

New welding student here; this video was very helpful from what I remembered in my recent class; you covered the process for a lot of the stuff I learned in class. However, in my class I learned that keeping the regulator completely cleared and clean of any oil, grease, or petroleum products physically on the regulator, otherwise that can cause an explosion. Also, never wear nylon or polyester clothing, because the sparks and fire can cause a fire or melt your clothing if it makes contact with your clothing, and never use the torch to blow off your clothes with just the oxygen, since that is a safety hazard to ignite your clothing, I believe. Also, make sure your boots are not nylon and your pants are fully covering your boots, and make sure your welding jacket is fully buttoned up and sleeves tucked into your gloves, and don’t forget to wear your beanie to protect your hair from catching on fire. There are a bunch more safety measures involving the oxy acetylene tank and oxygen tank for making sure all the parts involving the regulator and such are functioning properly, and checking if there any leaks (I think you can use soapy water near the nuts), and there’s also flashback that we need to be aware of. Thanks so much for the video.

Great presentation of starting mix-gas cutting. I enjoyed and learned while relaxing after all this Houston rain we have been getting. Turkey & Coke on a Friday eve....and education value. Thanks JwgK

Great video. And you are correct, safety is number one.

Thanks, great tutorial. I haven't gas welded since the 70's, and just inherited my dad's victor set. If it could only talk. Thanks for both the refresher and some great teaching. Give's me a bit of hope, as I move forward. Now stick, tig and mig are in the horizon at some point.

I really appreciate your knowledge. Please don't stop.

Good tip, as a Woodworker / Handy man DIYer i did not realize those sockets existed a few years ago i had to replace a Element on a Hot Water Tank in one of my Boats and i wound up having a Oddball open end Wrench i acquired from my Grandfathers Collection that fit i was also lucky the tank itself was small enough. for me to lift it out of the engine room and work on it in a less cramped area

wow, guy really explains it without fluffy words. I didn't know gas welding was so dangerous. I appreciate the cautions. I can see how that angle iron guide was so handy. Same as using a circular saw. If I cut with a circular saw freehand, I can see the wiggling in the finished cut. Same with his metal cutting.

Well done ! THANK YOU !!!

Wow great vid .tinkered with torches , but learned more in your vid than all the time listen to others who say they know how. Thanks so much

Your are an excellent teacher! Excellent video!

Using a torch to drill bolt holes. Much faster than drilling. Good to know.

@georgebuck2269

2 жыл бұрын

In some fab shops if your doing rough work the boss will insist you cut the holes with a torch. It's rough but saves a lot of time. The difference would be 1/8 stock versus 3/4. For 1/8 you would punch first and if you don't have the equipment then drill. It all depends on how precise the hole has to be.

Excellent work and as tutorial. Great demonstration.