Very helpful advice, I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us in such a non threatening manner. Meaning, you did not talk down to us rather you parlayed wisdom in humility. Great job
I agree completely. This is UA-cam at its finest. I teach carpentry and this is now a 'go to' video for the students to see when we cover these types of tools. Subbed!
I was taught (over 30 yrs ago) to set up the torch so the valves are on the same side as the tip. Easier adjustment and less chance of bumping the knobs and throwing out the mixture. Also, I strongly agree with 1/4 turn on acetylene so it turns off fast in emergencies. Great video overall
Great job with taking your time to explain things. I'm in a welding class now and you did a better job with taking your time so others can understand then my teacher does.
I watched a lot of videos trying to learn what i can. Your video was the best one yet. You talked normal and simplified it so I,understand what the hell you are saying. Thank you
It has been years since I have had to use a cutting torch. You brought back all I learned in welding school. Best video I have seen on the subject. Thank you
“...or if you’ve got one and don’t know how to use it.” My dude this vid is gold! I just heated and bent a wrench to get the angle on transmission line fittings. Saved me sooo much cursing!! Rusty or seized fittings or bolts will now fear me.
I have to start a new job this week and they were really leaning on me to know some things that I haven't practiced since Millwright school. Thank you very much for your video, the information was sincere and concise, you should consider a position at an instructing facility. 5-6 rule.. I love it. Cheers.
Very well done instruction on using an acetylene torch. Really glad that you pointed out the 15 PSI max limit, since most don't know that acetylene that isn't dissolved can do nasty things over that limit.
thank you so much for this video, i just bought a full sized setup used from a neighbor with a cutting torch and honestly was afraid to even try it without some guidance. this was the guidance i needed.
Thanks for this video. I'm just starting to learn welding at my local career and tech center, and this video has helped me understand what I was doing wrong in class today. With a lot of students new to welding, everyone needs individual attention for help and can't always get the help they need. I was letting my cones get too big, and definitely moved too slow and was melting my practice plates during the cuts. Again, thanks for this video for refreshing what I forgot on my first day today. I love being able to come home and look on youtube for help.
Victor Ryan Glad I could help. Good luck in the welding industry it's a lot of hot work get used to getting burned a lot lol. Let me know if you have any questions I'll be glad to help.
Thank you. Not many people or places will teach you this for only a like out and share. I’ll come back to freshen up on my basics with this video. Great video and teacher.
Omg life saver... switched from natural gas to acetylene setup and was about to chuck the whole system... that feather made allll the difference! When from producing straight coal to butter! You're the best!
Gorgeous work, instruction, and craftsmanship sir! You do an excellent job in explaining the basics!! I came in out of the shop to find a good teacher for better operating methods on cutting steel. You have provided exactly what I was searching for sir. Im headed back to the shop now. Be safe and God Bless you my friend.
I'm an electrician, but I have to do a variety of things where I work. Often, I'm on my own and have to pick up a new skill in a short period of time. I saw three other videos, and yours was the one which explained all of the information which I needed. I sure didn't do a pro job, but I got the job done. Thanks plenty!
Dude, I had a friend of mine "attempt" to teach me how to use a Oxy/Acetelyne set-up I'd just purchased and he FAILED. "THIS" single video, you explained MORE than he did "in-person!!!" Thank you, very much!!!!
thank you so much for the informative video! my welding classes were trimmed down to 5 weeks instead of 8 due to the pandemic and i didn't get the chance to use a cutting torch and i have a weld test for a job this week that i need to use a cutting torch for!
Not many people like you, son,....classic work with classic instruction. Thank you for just being you..... I appreciate your way of explaining proper methods. Wish you the best of 2020
Well after watching this I was able to use a torch on my own for the first time to do what I needed to do and managed to not blow myself up. So I consider it a success.
Thanks so much for sharing knowledge with us noobs. I know virtually nothing about oxy-acetylene but want to try it out. I now feel confident that I can do it without much fear.
Helpful. I work straight with my father's mechanic shop and sometimes we have no choice to use the torch for some stuff so this helps me learn a bit quicker.
Thanks very much. Very simple to understand, very straightforward. I learned sooo much from such a short video. Keep doing what you're do. Much appreciated.
Very good job with this instructional video my friend, thank you. There were details that you covered that were left out of a lot of other videos on this subject. Thanks!
Great video man! I embarrassed my self today trying to cut a hole using a torch for the first time ever and really needed a good video to explain it all. This is a great video and I'll make sure to reference this video again. Thank you again, cheers from New York
when i learned to use a torch in ag class they always said to stay off to the side of the regulator so if the handle blew out it wouldn't hit you think you would have to have a really bad regulator to do it but that's the way i learned. Liked the refresher on settings, always good to review things so you don't get in a rut of doing the Wrong thing !! THANKS again
A very nice presentation and safety attention given to pressure and precautions! Thank you for your experience and wisdom! I have been around 50 years and as a kid I had experienced men took me under their wings from torches to arc welder to how to pour lead felt joints! I think a lot is lost to not having exposure to shop classes such as high school or having someone who can explain the safe and Guide to show such as mig or tiger work! The old guys would not wate for me to ask but would explain alot of information about what we were doing and that was very helpful and let me feel not so stupid for asking questions! That is the best way I think is helpful!
Excellent instruction video. I sure do enjoy your channel and content. Looking forward to future videos. I've watched all your videos. Just wanted to pass along a compliment that your style and delivery has really improved. Keep up the great work. Thanks!
+USNERDOC Thank you. Hahaha I know I watch some of my old videos now and think "Wow I really didn't know what I was doing." But you live and learn. Thanks again that means a lot.
One thing you didn’t mention was that you shouldn’t get the tip too close to the surface or touch it to the surface while cutting. I have found that it will cause it to make popping sounds and I was told that it can cause the flame to flow back up inside the torch (flashback ). I am not an expert with cutting torches, but that was what I was taught. Not sure if that is correct or not.
The higher you go above 15psi on acetylene the more friction is created in the line, and the higher chance of the acetylene gas to ignite in the line, never seen it happen though. 😆 GREAT VIDEO
Any well equipped welding/burning supply shop has multiple solutions for different types of gases, and torches. 37 years burning thick steel. Acetylene is the least valuable of the gases. If you happen to run your tip too close to the plate it doesn't extinguish the flame, but goes into the tip itself, and because it's copper it just melts. Blowing holes and cleaning the tip decreases the life of the tip much more than 2 piece tips used with all other gases. Burned 26" thick plate(in 1980), and routinely burned/shape cut 12" thick weekly. Propane is the gas that most all Fab/ Steel Service Centers use on "X"-"Y" axis shape cutting machines in Metro Detroit area. For people stuck with Acetylene this guy's advise is spot on. Chasing overtime and Fab closings i have used about everything and my choice is Harris Torches & tips using Propane.
Excellent video, thanks ! All the elements of a good video; not too long, good information & good steady image quality. I have bookmaked this vid to come back to before using my cutting torch.
When I went to welding school in 1982 they started us out with oxy-acetylene. I think they did that because it's slower and you can see the puddle forming, with arc it's almost instantaneous and we did brazing and cutting too. The welding tips were numbered #1 through #14, the #1 tip was supposedly 1 psi acetylene. I think that was for jewellery making, we never used that, I think we used a #5 most of the time at 5 psi, I don"t think we ever went over 10 psi. And all the acetylene gauges were 30 psi with 15 to 30 in red, so never let that needle go beyond the 12'o clock position. Later on when we did multi pass groove welds in 3/8ths plate we would cut the weld. If there were any slag inclusions it would blow back like the 4th of July. Then the instructor told us when you can get a clean flame cut of your weld, then you can start thinking about doing a bend test.
I'm so old I don't do any welding anymore. I was pretty good with a cutting torch and with a mig machine. I never did get the hang of a stick welder.I didn't have anyone teaching me and tried self learning. In my case a bad idea. Wish I'd had a couple of your vids. I believe that would have made all the difference.
Thanks alot for taking the time Bud, Being able to hear a correctly set cutting flame was big deal for me. Mine always made a lotof racket and I was melting more than cutting.
Thanks man im in highschool my junior year just learning how to use the torch for a competition I’m going to and I need all the help I can get so I don’t mess up using one
Awesome thanks for this. I just started class and started oxyfuel cutting and then this video popped up lol helpful stuff, I kind of had a hard time finding the right amount of fuel and oxygen. Also keeping a steady line.
I love your videos. Very informative and easy to understand. That said, I notice maybe one thing missing from the safety perspective. Maybe it's over-rated but as I read and understand it, it's highly recommended to have flashback arresters on the bottle side and torch side of the hoses.
Thank god that I found your page it’s in totally safe my day I am a new beginner and try to check all for torch cut set up but it’s all waste my time especially the page from my country. It’s clearing understanding now thank you again
EXCELLENT video. Only thing I would add is to the safety side. Might want to mention and show your check valves and/or flame busters. Very important as you essentially have two pressurized bombs at the other end of your hoses.
Very helpful advice, I appreciate it. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience with us in such a non threatening manner. Meaning, you did not talk down to us rather you parlayed wisdom in humility. Great job
Thank you.
Great video. I have an everlast plasma cutter for general cutting but I believe I won't regret getting a oxy-acetylene setup.
Agreed,this guy is cool
I agree completely. This is UA-cam at its finest. I teach carpentry and this is now a 'go to' video for the students to see when we cover these types of tools. Subbed!
Joel Skok no
Thanks for sharing the nessicary information without showing off and wasting time. 🔥
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very informative!
Wear ear protection when welding or torching overhead. My Dad suffered a lot after a spark went in the ear. Great video.
I was taught (over 30 yrs ago) to set up the torch so the valves are on the same side as the tip. Easier adjustment and less chance of bumping the knobs and throwing out the mixture. Also, I strongly agree with 1/4 turn on acetylene so it turns off fast in emergencies. Great video overall
Great job with taking your time to explain things. I'm in a welding class now and you did a better job with taking your time so others can understand then my teacher does.
Bro I dont think he can talk any faster. But very informative
Very good tutorial, im an old guy now so its been a long time since I used a torch, but didnt hurt to go back and re-learn the important fundamentals.
I watched a lot of videos trying to learn what i can. Your video was the best one yet. You talked normal and simplified it so I,understand what the hell you are saying. Thank you
It has been years since I have had to use a cutting torch. You brought back all I learned in welding school. Best video I have seen on the subject. Thank you
“...or if you’ve got one and don’t know how to use it.” My dude this vid is gold! I just heated and bent a wrench to get the angle on transmission line fittings. Saved me sooo much cursing!! Rusty or seized fittings or bolts will now fear me.
Thank you ! Great help to a beginner like me ! And I'm 57 years old I really do appreciate it I look forward to seeing more of your videos
I have to start a new job this week and they were really leaning on me to know some things that I haven't practiced since Millwright school. Thank you very much for your video, the information was sincere and concise, you should consider a position at an instructing facility. 5-6 rule.. I love it. Cheers.
Very well done instruction on using an acetylene torch. Really glad that you pointed out the 15 PSI max limit, since most don't know that acetylene that isn't dissolved can do nasty things over that limit.
thank you so much for this video, i just bought a full sized setup used from a neighbor with a cutting torch and honestly was afraid to even try it without some guidance. this was the guidance i needed.
You are a great teacher-any Vocational program would be blessed to have you as an instructor-thanks for a great video.
Very helpful video. Well done. Wish I had watched it 30 years ago.
Thanks for this. It's been 35 years since I touched a torch, so this was a very helpful refresher.
Also keep hoses out from under what you are cutting so you don't light them on fire
Im glad i was not the only one who saw that
@dr badboy you should always cut fuel off with a cutting tip first, if you cut oxygen off on a cutting tip it will backfire
@dr badboy never turn off oxy first
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Yeah, having a flaming hose with def make you shit a stinky Twinkie.
Thanks for this video. I'm just starting to learn welding at my local career and tech center, and this video has helped me understand what I was doing wrong in class today. With a lot of students new to welding, everyone needs individual attention for help and can't always get the help they need. I was letting my cones get too big, and definitely moved too slow and was melting my practice plates during the cuts. Again, thanks for this video for refreshing what I forgot on my first day today. I love being able to come home and look on youtube for help.
Victor Ryan Glad I could help. Good luck in the welding industry it's a lot of hot work get used to getting burned a lot lol. Let me know if you have any questions I'll be glad to help.
Thank you. Not many people or places will teach you this for only a like out and share. I’ll come back to freshen up on my basics with this video. Great video and teacher.
Omg life saver... switched from natural gas to acetylene setup and was about to chuck the whole system... that feather made allll the difference! When from producing straight coal to butter! You're the best!
Gorgeous work, instruction, and craftsmanship sir! You do an excellent job in explaining the basics!!
I came in out of the shop to find a good teacher for better operating methods on cutting steel. You have provided exactly what I was searching for sir.
Im headed back to the shop now.
Be safe and God Bless you my friend.
I'm an electrician, but I have to do a variety of things where I work. Often, I'm on my own and have to pick up a new skill in a short period of time. I saw three other videos, and yours was the one which explained all of the information which I needed. I sure didn't do a pro job, but I got the job done. Thanks plenty!
That was a very helpful video. Your teaching method is great. Like someone else mentioned, you could teach a class.
Hi Angela😊
Dude, I had a friend of mine "attempt" to teach me how to use a Oxy/Acetelyne set-up I'd just purchased and he FAILED. "THIS" single video, you explained MORE than he did "in-person!!!" Thank you, very much!!!!
bobby90247 Glad it helped. I've been wanting to do a brazing video so you will get your wish. Thanks for the comment.
Nice job on the video! Plainly spoken, easy to follow instructions. No self aggrandizement common to youtube videos. Thank you sir!
thank you so much for the informative video! my welding classes were trimmed down to 5 weeks instead of 8 due to the pandemic and i didn't get the chance to use a cutting torch and i have a weld test for a job this week that i need to use a cutting torch for!
Best tutorial video I've seen in a while. Very helpful.
Not many people like you, son,....classic work with classic instruction.
Thank you for just being you.....
I appreciate your way of explaining proper methods.
Wish you the best of 2020
This video helped me a lot. I just started welding school and I used the acetylene torch for the first time today. Thank you for the info :)
Great show of the acetylene and oxygen setting and adjusting the torches
Absolutely terrific ! This is one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you so much.
Nice simple and to the point from someone who knows what your doing, thanks.
Nice work. Very useful info and no excess chatter or explaining something over and over.
Well after watching this I was able to use a torch on my own for the first time to do what I needed to do and managed to not blow myself up. So I consider it a success.
Thanks so much for sharing knowledge with us noobs. I know virtually nothing about oxy-acetylene but want to try it out. I now feel confident that I can do it without much fear.
Helpful. I work straight with my father's mechanic shop and sometimes we have no choice to use the torch for some stuff so this helps me learn a bit quicker.
Good refresher and overall instruction. I haven't had to use a torch since the late 80s and that was a few times in HS auto shop.
Man, you should teach welding. Easy to follow for a complete beginner and also good tips for a pro. NICE JOB
Perfect video to watch after learning how to assemble a torch. Answers a lot of questions most basic videos dont answer
Haven't used my torches in a few years now, This was an excellent review video. Thanks.
The reason why it won’t relight after a backfire is because the internal components get oxidized by the oxygen of you turn off the fuel first.
Thanks very much. Very simple to understand, very straightforward. I learned sooo much from such a short video. Keep doing what you're do. Much appreciated.
Really appreciate the display of the "feather" at the six minute mark. That was very helpful. Thank you.
Glad I watched your video first. Valuable information. Short and to the point. Great job!
Very good job with this instructional video my friend, thank you. There were details that you covered that were left out of a lot of other videos on this subject. Thanks!
Great video man! I embarrassed my self today trying to cut a hole using a torch for the first time ever and really needed a good video to explain it all. This is a great video and I'll make sure to reference this video again. Thank you again, cheers from New York
Thanks for the tips. I was doing something wrong but I didn't know what. Now I do and I am going to practice and try to do better.
Watched again, I appreciate your slow percice method to teaching!
when i learned to use a torch in ag class they always said to stay off to the side of the regulator so if the handle blew out it wouldn't hit you think you would have to have a really bad regulator to do it but that's the way i learned. Liked the refresher on settings, always good to review things so you don't get in a rut of doing the Wrong thing !! THANKS again
Thanks very much for the free lesson, much appreciated indeed and good luck always
A very nice presentation and safety attention given to pressure and precautions! Thank you for your experience and wisdom! I have been around 50 years and as a kid I had experienced men took me under their wings from torches to arc welder to how to pour lead felt joints! I think a lot is lost to not having exposure to shop classes such as high school or having someone who can explain the safe and Guide to show such as mig or tiger work! The old guys would not wate for me to ask but would explain alot of information about what we were doing and that was very helpful and let me feel not so stupid for asking questions! That is the best way I think is helpful!
Another helpful video. I was never told to pull away from the metal before engaging the metal. Thank you for the tip.
I meant to say engaging the oxygen.
+hairydogstail Aye old timer taught me that. I got ya. ;-)
Great lesson. Thanks for sharing. This is the best tutorial on UA-cam.
It's been a while for me and needed a refresher.... ran across your video and it was a great help! Much appreciated !
I'm just getting started with the "welding world" and this was VERY helpful. Thank you. I'll be following you from now on!
Excellent instruction video. I sure do enjoy your channel and content. Looking forward to future videos. I've watched all your videos. Just wanted to pass along a compliment that your style and delivery has really improved. Keep up the great work. Thanks!
+USNERDOC Thank you. Hahaha I know I watch some of my old videos now and think "Wow I really didn't know what I was doing." But you live and learn. Thanks again that means a lot.
One thing you didn’t mention was that you shouldn’t get the tip too close to the surface or touch it to the surface while cutting. I have found that it will cause it to make popping sounds and I was told that it can cause the flame to flow back up inside the torch (flashback ). I am not an expert with cutting torches, but that was what I was taught. Not sure if that is correct or not.
I was taught that as well.
The higher you go above 15psi on acetylene the more friction is created in the line, and the higher chance of the acetylene gas to ignite in the line, never seen it happen though. 😆 GREAT VIDEO
Thank you for the video. Just got a set up today at a yard sale and looking forward to using it. 🤘
Any well equipped welding/burning supply shop has multiple solutions for different types of gases, and torches. 37 years burning thick steel. Acetylene is the least valuable of the gases. If you happen to run your tip too close to the plate it doesn't extinguish the flame, but goes into the tip itself, and because it's copper it just melts. Blowing holes and cleaning the tip decreases the life of the tip much more than 2 piece tips used with all other gases. Burned 26" thick plate(in 1980), and routinely burned/shape cut 12" thick weekly. Propane is the gas that most all Fab/ Steel Service Centers use on "X"-"Y" axis shape cutting machines in Metro Detroit area.
For people stuck with Acetylene this guy's advise is spot on. Chasing overtime and Fab closings i have used about everything and my choice is Harris Torches & tips using Propane.
8 years on still very good help
Great video with all the necessary information! Thanks.
Excellent Text Book Instruction on lighting cutting and safety, Thumbs up.
Excellent video, thanks ! All the elements of a good video; not too long, good information & good steady image quality. I have bookmaked this vid to come back to before using my cutting torch.
When I went to welding school in 1982 they started us out with oxy-acetylene. I think they did that because it's slower and you can see the puddle forming, with arc it's almost instantaneous and we did brazing and cutting too. The welding tips were numbered #1 through #14, the #1 tip was supposedly 1 psi acetylene. I think that was for jewellery making, we never used that, I think we used a #5 most of the time at 5 psi, I don"t think we ever went over 10 psi. And all the acetylene gauges were 30 psi with 15 to 30 in red, so never let that needle go beyond the 12'o clock position.
Later on when we did multi pass groove welds in 3/8ths plate we would cut the weld. If there were any slag inclusions it would blow back like the 4th of July. Then the instructor told us when you can get a clean flame cut of your weld, then you can start thinking about doing a bend test.
Thanks for all the great information
I'm so old I don't do any welding anymore. I was pretty good with a cutting torch and with a mig machine. I never did get the hang of a stick welder.I didn't have anyone teaching me and tried self learning. In my case a bad idea. Wish I'd had a couple of your vids. I believe that would have made all the difference.
Thank you for doing this. I have been using torches for since I was 9 years old. I leaned from this. Great instruction!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job. Thanks for the efforts. Short and to the point.
Thanks alot for taking the time Bud, Being able to hear a correctly set cutting flame was big deal for me. Mine always made a lotof racket and I was melting more than cutting.
New at welding. So I’m very thankful for this video. New sub👍🏽✊🏽
I'm just starting . Thanks for the wonderful info.
I just found your channel. You did an excellent job with adult level instruction. Well done mate 👍
I use to work with a mechanic who always shut off acetylene first and would hear the torch pop drove me nuts he needs to watch this video honestly
Thanks man im in highschool my junior year just learning how to use the torch for a competition I’m going to and I need all the help I can get so I don’t mess up using one
Awesome vid. Relaxing at the rear end of the truck after teaching. Just need a beer and a cigar!
BEST info yet on cutting torch!! grate job!!
yeah GRATE job
charles young torches do a much grater job at cutting than grates
Grater hahah
Great video, keep them coming! Thanks for the info as a weekend DIY/ hobbyist I occasionally forget some of this important information.
Awesome thanks for this. I just started class and started oxyfuel cutting and then this video popped up lol helpful stuff, I kind of had a hard time finding the right amount of fuel and oxygen. Also keeping a steady line.
I love your videos. Very informative and easy to understand. That said, I notice maybe one thing missing from the safety perspective. Maybe it's over-rated but as I read and understand it, it's highly recommended to have flashback arresters on the bottle side and torch side of the hoses.
I am just an office worker but this is the coolest shit I've ever seen.
Very helpful video for beginners like us!
I know this is an older video .... but great job! Well done!
Thanks for a great, easy to understand intro to the torch. Helped me a lot.
Thank you , you are a great instructor
Nicely done. There needs to be more done on Gas welding processes as it is a dying trade. Thanks for sharing this knowledge. Stay safe.
Great video. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
Thanks I needed this! Sir, I truly like the way you teach.
Very nice camera work. Helpful video. Thank mate.
Very informative. Thanks for your info.
Thank god that I found your page it’s in totally safe my day I am a new beginner and try to check all for torch cut set up but it’s all waste my time especially the page from my country. It’s clearing understanding now thank you again
Very knowledgeable and very helpful thank you for your video
Great job! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
These are great videos brother. Keep up the great work
Excellent video, great advice
Excellent tutorial! Thanks!
This was very helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for reminding about the 5 psi on the acetylene with one quarter turn open
Nice tutorial simple, very clear and infortmative
EXCELLENT video. Only thing I would add is to the safety side. Might want to mention and show your check valves and/or flame busters. Very important as you essentially have two pressurized bombs at the other end of your hoses.
Really great video man, very informative and said all the right things unlike a lot of people on here lol thanks for helping me out