Lighting The Oxyactylene Torch

Question 1

What’s the first thing you do when operating the acetylene tank?

Answer 1

Turn on the acetylene tank valve to 1/4 to 1/2 of a turn.

Question 2

After you turn on the acetylene tank valve what do you do?

Answer 2

Turn on the oxygen tank valve completely.

Question 3

After turning on the oxygen tank valve what’s the next step?

Answer 3

Crack open the acetylene torch valve and set the regulator to the correct line pressure(5psi)

Question 4

After opening the acetylene torch valve what’s the next step?

Answer 4

Close the acetylene torch valve.

Question 5

After closing the acetylene torch valve what’s the next thing you do?

Answer 5

Crack open the oxygen torch valve and set the regulator to the correct line pressure

Question 6

After opening the oxygen torch valve what’s the next step?

Answer 6

Close the oxygen torch valve.

Question 7

After closing the oxygen torch valve what’s the next thing you do?

Answer 7

Crack open the oxygen torch valve and drain the oxygen line until both the line and tank pressure gauges read zero. You then close the oxygen torch valve.

Question 8

After closing the oxygen torch valve what’s the next step?

Answer 8

Crack open the acetylene torch valve and using a spark light the torch and adjust the acetylene to get a clean burning flame

Question 9

After opening the acetylene torch valve what’s the last step?

Answer 9

Open the oxygen torch valve until you get a neutral flame