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I'm trying to find some info on some cutting torch tips. Do any manufacturers make a torch tip for fine detailed work? Sort of like cutting out things that really should be done with a plasma cutter? I have a Harris 62-5 and another smaller Harris torch and am wondering if anyone makes anything. Thanks in advance!Lincoln Ranger 300 DLXRoundtop Lincoln Idealarc 250Miller 110
Reply:If you look at the victor website they might have some light duty tips and that. I know that i just fixed up and old J-50 handle and a two prong heating attachment. these are very nice and very expensive. Light duty is what you are going to want obviously you know that because you are asking, but i don't believe you can actually put a tiny tip on a larger or medium sized torch head. Try looking at the technique online and then use the smallest tip you own to try it. Another tip would be since a plasma cutter works like a grid, make some torch jigs such as circle cutters and straight lines. Also you might not have any luck with Victor/ Harris but usually very good quality precision European equipment.Good luck!VictorPraxairAir LiquideMillerLincoln Electric
Reply:Not sure how fine of a cut you want but Harris offers a 000 tip that is good to 1/8" for the 62-5.
Reply:Thanks a bunch Island. Some good advice in that post. I hadn't thought about the jigs but that's a good idea. Thanks also to vwguy. Where'd you find that info at? I looked at their website but couldn't find that.
Reply:Originally Posted by whitney455Thanks also to vwguy. Where'd you find that info at? I looked at their website but couldn't find that.
Reply:Go with a number 4 tip...... very tiny precise cuts  You got to get good with watcha got hahahttp://americantorchtip.com/archives/356here's a tip chart. The hole size they show is the "Kerf" of your cut.Last edited by AndrewDavenport89; 04-16-2015 at 10:42 AM.
Reply:Not sure about Harris but victor and smith have a tip with the oxy jet behind the preheat. Might be called a sheet or plate cutting tip.
Reply:it also depends on the push pull and where you are pointing the preheat flame. if you are doing it wrong for example it will reweld itself behind the flame.VictorPraxairAir LiquideMillerLincoln Electric
Reply:Most important is a perfectly clean tip the right size for the thickness of the plate and the right gas pressures. All the talk about how nice plasma cuts is hogwash! As long as it's not thin sheet metal, an oxy/fuel(especially acetylene) torch in the right hands can do a nicer cut than a hand held plasma. The tip is narrower for one thing so you can see what you're doing much easier. I was at a trade show in about 1981 and there was a rep from Smith doing O/A demo's. He was cutting peoples names in plate by hand and his cuts looked like they were done on a CNC table. He cleaned his tip once before he started a new sign. He rested his(torch) steady hand on a fire brick. Ever since then I always carry a tip cleaner and make sure my flame is perfect. They did lots of precision plate cutting long before plasma torches came along. If the plate re-welds itself with slag has nothing to do with whether it was pushed or pulled. Usually it's from too big of a tip(too hot) and a dirty one at that. When I want to do the nicest cuts, I will use a size smaller tip and go a little slower. I'll run the flame over my soapstone mark first to give a slight preheat and it also seems to keep the soapstone from rubbing off as easily. You have to be in a comfortable position and practice your cut first to make sure the torch or hoses don't get caught up on anything. I usually wear an aluminized heat pad on my torch steady hand.Last edited by Welder Dave; 04-16-2015 at 10:28 PM.
Reply:A very clean, very small, 3/0 or 4/0 tip and you can cut very precise and thin metal very well. I use a large Victor torch with long tubes when I do it as the weight helps to keep me steady and the long tubes let me slide the torch back and forth further when I'm cutting. Every thing in these pictures was cut out with a Victor 650, long tube torch with a 3/0 tip and is 1/8" and some 14 ga. metal. Attached Images
Reply:i learned to cut well from a cnc table. cleanliness and flame neutrality are number 1, and travel speed is number two. a torch is sharp and clean when you can see the "jet" extend past 6" and makes a nice almost fluttering sound. travel speed is as fast as you can cut without slipping and killing the reactionbosses stuff:trailblazer 325maxstar 200my stuff:sa 200fronius transpocket 180100 amp Lincoln w/f97 f350 DITKevin
Reply:wow that is some amazing work sir!VictorPraxairAir LiquideMillerLincoln Electric
Reply:Thanks for the pics Bob. That's the kind of stuff I'm going to cut out.Lincoln Ranger 300 DLXRoundtop Lincoln Idealarc 250Miller 110
Reply:Just make sure you have your arms braced and in position to move along your lines as fast as the torch will cut. I clean my tip after every few feet of cut. When I give it a real good cleaning, I clean it from the rear of the tip with the long cleaners. That is to make sure you push all debris out instead of pushing it inward where it can come back to the tip and cause uneven heating.
Reply:Thanks again for the good advice Bob. When you cut out stuff like that do you draw a stencil out first? Silver pencil or something?Lincoln Ranger 300 DLXRoundtop Lincoln Idealarc 250Miller 110
Reply:yes i fully agree!!!!!!!!!!!! clean your tip! good luck to you sir!VictorPraxairAir LiquideMillerLincoln Electric
Reply:I usually draw it on paper until I'm satisfied with the placement and scale of every thing then draw it on metal to scale and cut it out. Then those individual pieces are welded together to form a scene.The longhorns were from pictures of the customers steers and cows, individually. I blew the pictures up on a projector, to scale, and on paper. I cut them out, taped them together and then put them on the metal and traced around them. One of the cheap little projectors is worth the money if you plan on doing much of this.
Reply:When cleaning a tip, some people leave the oxygen on a little to blow and filings or debris out. I usually just hit the oxygen lever and then open the torch valve for a second to clean the preheat holes. Then I light it and if it isn't a perfectly straight long cutting jet, I clean it again till it is. Keep in mind you shouldn't go in and out more than a couple times with the tip cleaner or you can change the shape of the holes.
Reply:Thanks to everyone for the advice. Really appreciate it
Reply:If you dont already have a copy, your LWS should be able to get you a copy of this book. Or download it here.http://www.scribd.com/doc/24433816/Welding-GuideAround page 41, it gives you tip information and other stuf.BTW, nice avatar.  I cut one like it with a plasma torch but no cigar.
Reply:Haha thanks insane. Thanks for the link too
Reply:That is some beautiful work Bob!