[TheForge] Oxy/Propane reprise

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

That's what i was trying to say earlier.

Paul N wrote:
> This may be another "Ah Ha!" moment. I had thought the O2 valves were 
> the other way around. I had assumed the one by the lever was the cutting 
> jet. Which means I just got lucky in being able to cut at all.
> 
> I'll definitely try this procedure. Thanks loads!
> 
> Andy Gladish wrote:
>> Something you wrote makes me want to make sure you know the basic  
>> adjustment: Start with the fuel valve at the base of the torch closed all  
>> the way and the oxygen valve at the base open all the way, and the oxygen  
>> valve by the cutting lever closed all the way. (the O2 valve at the base  
>> of the torch is the one that feeds the cutting lever, not the one by the  
>> lever- that one feeds flame adjustment.)
>> crack the fuel valve, just enough to light with your sparker.
>> Open fuel valve until the flame just starts to jump off the tip, just a  
>> little, then back off just a tad so it's stable.
>> Open the O2 valve, the one by the lever (the one at the base of the torch  
>> is already all the way open) until the long blue center cone just  
>> disappears into the little blue cones, now you have the correct flame for  
>> cutting. Depending on how thick the metal you're cutting is, open the fuel  
>> more and then re-balance the flame with the O2 valve.
>> The torch should be MUCH louder when you pull the lever, hissing as the  
>> higher pressure oxygen shoots out the center orifice of the tip.
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