Cutting Torch Guides

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I'm looking for some cutting guides for my oxyacet torches.  I've seen people use them on Youtube video's but can't find them anywhere online.  Victor has some kind of attachment but I have a harris and am not sure if it would work.Thought about making my own but not really sure what it would take.CB
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Reply:Here are some that I have made.I always tried to work with the oldest hand on the job to gain knowlege but now I can't find any.
Reply:Digr,You are an absolute genious.  Not only did it have good examples but it answered another question I had around the settings.  Thank you.And I already got some stuff from there!
Reply:Depends what you're trying to do, On both plasma and O/A I often use a piece of 1/4 aluminum or steel just clamped where ever I can get it.
Reply:I'm learning... sometimes simpler is better.
Reply:Originally Posted by digrHere are some that I have made.
Reply:MM,Click on the "here" in digr's post to link to another forum where he has the guides.    The best laid schemes ... Gang oft agley ...
Reply:Then there's the freehand semi-arc BE THE LINE method I useDang.....the lil' dudes in the white coats are at the door againAlfred, with a little coaxing from the boss (aka Denrep), cooked up a low dollar unit a few months back.  It was a winner, and very little dinero involved"Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------It's hard to beat a nice clean cut. CLEAN the tip! This is not for the old timers here but for the guys new to the trade. First the tanks, open the oxy. valve all the way (there is a safety valve that closes if the top is knocked off. Only works if the valve is all the way open) then the acy. valve is to be opened 1/4 turn so it can turned off quickly. And be sure to use flash back valves. I am sure that everyone on this site probably uses different pressures. I like 7-10 on the acy and up to 20 on the oxy but most of the time bout 15. Lite the torch and then set to a natural flame so that the blue cones just come to a sharp point, no further, then hold the oxy lever down and readjust the oxy until the blue cones again become sharp with out going past that point. When everything is adjusted perfectly when you push the lever down it sounds like someone ripping a newspaper. For me it happens about twice a year. I have been trying to come up with a rule of thumb for setting the torch flame I think when the blue cones are sharp with the lever held down they should be 3/4 the dia. of the small end of the tip. Maybe someone else has a better rule. It sure would of been nice to have a site like this years ago I sure could of used it. Attached ImagesI always tried to work with the oldest hand on the job to gain knowlege but now I can't find any.
Reply:Torch height, and side-roll on heavy cuts, are as important as line following.A close fitting heavy washer, or collet, slipped over the torch's tip, makes for a flat square surface which can be dragged directly on a guide, similar to the ones Digr posted.Rubbing the guide with common soapstone make for a smoother drag.Digr - Looks like you built some nice guides. I'm wondering about the step-stacked plate, and the round edge guides.Could you elaborate on those??Good Luck
Reply:I imagine the step-stacked plates and round bar are to allow the part of the guide that the torch rubs against to be above spatter.Tim Beeker.
Reply:Maybe Tnjind,But most all torch tip bodies are tapered, and even when held against a plate that's not stepped, the tip would still have the same small contact line. And of course a proper cut doesn't make enough top-side spatter to mention, but it seems that the same stray that would land on the critical tip/guide contact line, would do so with either design.Maybe Digr has another reason behind his design?Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by denrepMaybe Tnjind,But most all torch tip bodies are tapered, and even when held against a plate that's not stepped, the tip would still have the same small contact line. And of course a proper cut doesn't make enough top-side spatter to mention, but it seems that the same stray that would land on the critical tip/guide contact line, would do so with either design.Maybe Digr has another reason behind his design?Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by denrepTorch height, and side-roll on heavy cuts, are as important as line following.A close fitting heavy washer, or collet, slipped over the torch's tip, makes for a flat square surface which can be dragged directly on a guide, similar to the ones Digr posted.Rubbing the guide with common soapstone make for a smoother drag.Digr - Looks like you built some nice guides. I'm wondering about the step-stacked plate, and the round edge guides.Could you elaborate on those??Good Luck
Reply:Originally Posted by denrepTorch height, and side-roll on heavy cuts, are as important as line following.A close fitting heavy washer, or collet, slipped over the torch's tip, makes for a flat square surface which can be dragged directly on a guide, similar to the ones Digr posted.Rubbing the guide with common soapstone make for a smoother drag.Digr - Looks like you built some nice guides. I'm wondering about the step-stacked plate, and the round edge guides.Could you elaborate on those??Good Luck
Reply:Forgot one Attached ImagesI always tried to work with the oldest hand on the job to gain knowlege but now I can't find any.
Reply:Digger I can't get the last one you posted to expand in size.Charlie
Reply:Originally Posted by 59halfstepDigger I can't get the last one you posted to expand in size.
Reply:Nice post, very informative.Thank you.Tim Beeker.