[TheForge] Torch cutting tip

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Hi Lynn:
If you are going to cut a lot of sheet metal,  forget the propane and 
get an acetylene cutting attachment and a sheet/plate cutting tip. It 
has 1 or 2 preheats and a small oxy jet for cutting. Victor used to make 
them for most models...other brands like Smith have a "drag type" 
version with 1 preheat and a high spot to ride on the sheet.
It should make a kerf like a plasma cutter and zip right along.
If you get the settings and speed of travel just right, the slag just 
peels off.
Alternately..the rude solution is to  start the cut, then lay your torch 
on it's side, cut sideways, and move fast. The cut on the outside of the 
curve is gonna be ugly.
If your current set up is overpowering the problem, lower the oxy 
pressure most, and move as fast as possible without losing the cut.
...pf


Lynn and Susan Lang wrote:
> 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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