ok I have used torches before. the last time was 10 years ago. I know your suposed to adjust as and oxygen until the blue flame gets to ~1/4" in length.

my problem is that my blue flame never becomes an arrow shape. I see all 5 little streams of blue flame. do I not have a cutting head on it and just a brazing head or some thing?

no matter how I adjust the gas and oxygen mix the small flames never connect to make one larger one.

 

That would be correct for a cutting tip....5 small arrow shaped flames, they wont merge into one.....

Try find a pic for ya...

 

if its a rose bud the blue wont all touch wat are u trying to do with the torch

 

poor pic here:

 

ya long horn if he says its not a cutting tip but has 5 flames its probaly a big rose bud tip

 

Is the tip clean?

 

I cleaned it up. I thought you were supposed to get all the lines to meet?

I was just trying to play with my new toys and couldnt cut a 1/4" piece of plate steel. I'll have to try the right flame. I tried it a bunch of different ways and couldnt get it to cut.

I'm not familiar with the different tips. what is the best tip for cutting?

 

well does the head have a lever if its a rose bud or like a welding tip u aint gonna get nothin cuut with 1/4 inch a #2 would do great

 

yeah there is a lever. it looks like the second picture that longhorn posted.

 

Look here:

http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/me...s/index_e.html

You should slice through 1/4" plate easily.


BTW, nice pics Longhorn...