Chapter 11: Examining Plasma and Oxyfuel Cutting 167

Examining oxyfuel cutting equipment

The setup for oxyfuel cutting is basically the same as what you need for
oxyfuel welding, which you can read all about in Chapter 13. Here’s a quick
list of what you need, with an accompanying visual in Figure 11-3.

Cylinder cap

Regulator outlet pressure gage Cylinder pressure gage

Oxygen regulator Hand wheel
Cylinder pressure gage Oxygen cylinder valve
Regulator outlet Bursting disc
pressure gage Valve
wrench
Adjusting screw

Acetylene
regulator Acetylene torch valve
Adjusting
screw Oxygen
cylinder
Fusible plugs
Welding torch
Acetylene
cylinder valve
Acetylene
cylinder Copper
Acetylene hose section

Oxygen Brass mixing

hose section
Handle
Figure 11-3:
An oxyfuel Fusible plugs in Oxygen torch valve
cutting bottom of cylinder
setup.

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