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oxyacetylene welding
oxyacetylene welding
Welding process in which the heat required for fusion is provided by the burning of an acetylene and oxygen mixture in the end of the torch.
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welding torch
Instrument burning gas to produce a flame of a given shape and intensity; it is used to weld and cut metal.
welding torch
hose
Flexible tube bringing gas from the cylinder to the torch.
oxygen cylinder
Oxygen is the gas used to make the acetylene burn.
acetylene cylinder
As acetylene burns at very high temperatures (over 2,000°C), it is used in steel and metal work, where a high temperature must be attained quickly.
pressure regulator
Device placed at the outlet port of each cylinder; it lowers and stabilizes the gas pressure reaching the torch.
pressure regulator
bottle cart
Support for the welding material, on wheels for easy moving.