How To Weld Sheet Metal With Oxy Acetylene

Learn the tricks to gas welding aluminum sheet metal with mike from cobra torches.

How to weld sheet metal with oxy acetylene.

Two types of welds. An excess acetylene flame is used to deposit the metal. Oxy acetylene gas welding brazing and braze welding. Oxy acetylene welding and sheet metal.

See all 26 photos to set the flame open the acetylene valve on the torch body about 1 4 turn and use a. Haha haven t done it in a while. I believe that the rod was 1 16 mild steel 4 tip 1 8 sheet metal a little rich on the acetylene. For light welding like this 5 psi is a good starting place for both oxygen and acetylene.

Oxygen acetylene gas welding with the oxygen acetylene torch. Gap wire a wire used for correct spacing of butt joints. Oxyacetylene welding unit 1 information sheet 1. Fusion welding a welding process that joins metals by heating them to be a melting point and allowing them to fuse or flow together.

Terms and definitions a. Base metal metal to be welded brazed or cut. Fusion welding and gas welding using rg 45 gas filler rod. Weld and cut in one kit with this torch from eastwood that s made in the u.

I really enjoy oxy fuel welding i find it very relaxing. These are older methods of joining thin metal sections that still have some application in today s world of mostly electric welding. The base metal is pre heated as stated above and when it begins to sweat the rod is melted on to the surface. And this welding process is still very popular today mainly because it does not require much equipment and does not require power.