[TheForge] Torch cutting tip

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IF you are using a Victor torch, then your supplier "SHOULD" know what tip to order you.  I am not a big fan of propane myself. I prefer HPG gas if I am not planning on torch welding, but back to your problem.

If you have a  oo  or a o  tip you can do some very fine work on sheet metal. The tip will be a 2 piece tip that the core will separate from the outer body  ( http://www.weldmark.com/public/pdf/cutting_tips.pdf ). 

When you are cutting thin sheet metal, I always lay the torch over at about 15 degrees and travel fast. It is totally different from torch cutting metals that are 3/16" or thicker.

Alfred McClure




 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Lynn and Susan Lang" <langfarm at together.net>
> Hello
> I am having trouble with my local gas supplier ordering the correct tip
> for my cutting head, they order and when it gets here it does not
> fit.....The reason for ordering a smaller tip is to cut sheet metal as
> suggested by the owners manual. Do I need a smaller tip to cut sheet
> metal or do I learn how to use the size 1 tip to cut the sheet metal?
> 
> The torch (Victor) came supplied with a series 3 size 1 tip, I have
> ordered the 000 size, and I am using LP gas.
> 
> Thank you
> lynn
> 
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