How to Clean Oxy Acetelyne Tips
When you cut metal with an oxy acetylene torch, you will experience many sparks flying up and off of the metal. These sparks are small, red hot pieces of metal that cool quickly and harden. Over time the oxy acetylene torch tip holes will become clogged and it won't be able to cut metal properly. Clean the oxy acetylene torch tip after every several uses to stay ahead of the metal sparks build-up and prevent having to buy a new torch tip. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Oxy acetylene torch
- Welding tip orifice cleaner
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Instructions
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Shut off the oxygen and acetylene tanks connected to your torch.
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Flip out the small, hole cleaner rods on the welding tip orifice cleaner.
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Insert the smallest-size rod into each hole on the oxy acetylene torch tip. Push the rod in and out, as the ridges on the rod are rough and act as a small sander.
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Increase the size of the rod you insert into the oxy acetylene torch tip holes until you get to the rod size that fits snugly in the torch tip holes.
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Flip out the flat, rectangular filer in the welding tip orifice cleaner tool. Lay it flat against the oxy acetylene torch tip and file it back and forth until the torch tip is smooth.
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References
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