A Guide to Oxyacetylene Cutting

Learn the basics of how to perform this process
May 2023
By: LANE L. LISTON JR. 

Oxyacetylene cutting (OFC-A) was one of the first successful cutting processes that used a flame produced by the chemical combustion of acetylene and oxygen. 

Acetylene is a compound containing carbon and hydrogen. It is slightly lighter than air and unstable at pressures of more than 15 lb/in.2 (100 kPa). All acetylene regulators show a maximum of 15 lb/in.2 on the working pressure gauge. At more than 15 lb/in.2, the scale of the gauge is red as a safety indicator. 

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