Oxy and propane cutting the rail

[@wemcal]

Great video showing the use of propane to cut.

[@andycraig6905]

The flame is only to get the metal hot enough to reach the activation energy for the oxygen to literally burn the steel. Chemistry is awesome.

[@nathanwalker8356]

I literally breath chemistry...lol

[@andycraig6905]

Nathan Walker same

[@nathanwalker8356]

we all do

[@robertatwood2503]

andy craig what a lot of people don't know after the cut is started and you're smooth enough you can turn the gas off in the ignition between the oxygen and the steel will make a damn nice cut

[@ChunkyMonkaayyy]

Do I have this correct; The metal is just burning on its own basically? The oxy is just speeding up the process? This is breaking my brain.

[@garythesquidsquid7779]

Thats a lil baby torch, but you put down a nice line with it

[@drakelandwillitts5975]

What a boss, showing awesome skill cutting a difficult piece to cut just for our entertainment

[@thomasjust2663]

This is why the border wall will never work, steel is just to easy to cut thru

[@NarowAR07]

I just went through education for cutting rail and this right here is impressive as hell. Its hard to see from the flame lines if they are bending in the bottom of the head and foot/midsection connection if so the cut might be a bit too fast. Id hate to grind it to the 0.3mm tolerance. But still just getting the piece to drop freehand is hella impressive, well done.

[@artides]

Thanks

[@sidewaysaction9983]

If you've got the farting noise you've nailed it.

[@jimgarvin2876]

Pants tucked in boots must b an IRONWORKER LOL

[@corymcgrath5652]

I have never had to cut a rail track. Mostly 516 plate, triple three, 106 and 36 WF. Like to try it one day. Good cut. However, you want to see some insane flame burning, check out the crazy shipbreakers in places like Turkey and Pakistan. Yikes, everyday is a lottery with life when it comes to them guys. Scary stuff.

[@arshavinemandee4088]

Wooow This Is Awesome I Love Gas Cutting.

[@tomallen7699]

Crazy steady cut! Crazy Skilled !

[@austinalsobrook]

Getting there keep up the practice

[@artides]

I want to see your cut then

[@baijithpk5817]

How much pressure we use for cutting?

[@artides]

It was so long ago but I think Oxy 300 and propane 120...sometimes it went up for the scrap cutting- quicker cut but not very neat, plus oxy and propane waste

[@winnielessin169]

Gas cutting looks pretty cool but I'm not giving up my everlast plasma cutter anytime soon.

[@washingtonapple]

Even an 80 amp plasma cutter would do a very poor job of cutting that rail. A 40 amp wouldn't have a prayer. Plasma cutters are incredible machines for cutting plate but they have trouble with cutting very thick steel.

[@poland_stronk3044]

Kurwa gościu z palnikiem i butlami to podjeżdżasz do torów ciach prach i szyny już w bagażniku. A plazmą...

[@mylifeisacomplexpastiche7901]

Cut railroad tracks one second, cook a steak the next. What more could you want?

[@komaldas5918]

Kitne mm ka hai aur kitna pressure set koye the

[@artides]

@@komaldas5918 300 on oxy and 150 propane- that’s on BOC equipment, Harris is different again

[@michaeldillonfilms]

how can I contact you about using some of this in a documentary?

[@artides]

I’m giving you permission to use this video in your documentary…

[@michaeldillonfilms]

thank you so much. Shall I credit you as Artides or something else

[@artides]

@@michaeldillonfilms Artides should be fine. No worries

[@가시설반장님]

레일을 옆으로 넘어트리면 한번의 동작으로 자를 수 있습니다.

[@fireandcopper]

The little torch that could

[@randomrandom3065]

It's a 3 barrel. It's short but it definitely ain't little

[@jmyers9853]

Nice

[@RahmaRooma-hw1vq]

مطلوب لمبه قطعيه واسطوانات

[@marynollaig4124]

I only saw one gas being used, were they mixed? What gas was used here. Why has no one asked?

[@artides]

Propane plus oxygen…propane-flame and oxygen …

[@georgesiatos9848]

great cut!!!

[@davewatson9507]

Is this just an example of a torch in use? You can break RR track

[@artides]

Dave Watson we are still using them occasionally...Most popular atm is Railtech...First cut in life track has to be done by torch, if you would use Flexi cutter when rail is under pressure your blade would jam...Plus if you are good at oxy cutting its way quicker

[@georgesiatos9848]

great torch!!!!!

[@josjaviermartinez7798]

Exelente!!!

[@tikarambareth1553]

इसको katne ke liye kitna presser chahiye

[@artides]

300 propane , 150 Oxygen…BOC torch/set up

[@americangreen1313rt]

Awesome cut ! Can I ask what were both regulators set at ?

[@artides]

400 oxy, 150 propane...What I remember... used BOC equipment. With Railtech 300 and 50Kpa... Usually you can go by the look of the flame...

[@appalachiandiy2415]

what size tip are you using?

[@switchpointproductions7927]

Why were you cutting the rail?

[@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada]

Switchpoint Productions - It's an instructional video, there could be hundreds of reason why one might need to cut a steel rail. I went off this video to cut an 18" section to make a light/medium duty anvil, worked perfectly.

[@artides]

Training purposes

[@Flowing23]

is it not oxy acetylene ? can propane cut that hot

[@luisff7030]

Yes it can. First the flame heat the metal until it start to melt, then a jet of pure oxygen burn all the metal in contact and make the cut. Pure oxygen in contact with liquid metal will burn the metal and produce heat + oxidized metal. What really cut is the jet of oxygen, the flame is only to heat and melt.

[@Len_M.]

Rob N It goes Propane, MAPP, then Acetylene in terms of max flame temp. It doesn't really matter during a cut though, cause if you really wanted, you could turn the fuel gas right off after initializing the cut, cutting on pure oxygen alone.

[@ales_xy]

Exactly. Google "thermal lance" or "oxygen lance". Another nice toy for big boys :-)

[@davidr.massey419]

Len when i was running simultaneous 4 torch set-up on my burning machine cutting 10" thick A-36 mild steel bearing caps one of my inner torches preheat shroud extinguished leaving just cutting Oxy stream still cutting for 30" inches of the cap until it lost the cut turning the bottom corner of that big "C" shaped bearing cap.. Had really primmo equipment and recovered the cut finishing all four caps. Inspecting the quality of the cut one-- the cap that ran with no gas shroud---that cut was clean square with no blems.

[@Comm0ut]

LP permits MUCH thicker cuts because acetylene explodes at high pressures and withdrawal rates.

[@SheldonJoseph-jw2kd]

That is , at most 1 minute cut..

[@shawnhammack8479]

Propane may be the cheap way, but it sucks for heat on a torch. And what was the purpose for this video?

[@artides]

Shawn Hammack We can’t use acetylene...

[@emilmuhrman]

@@artides Why can't you use acetylene?

[@artides]

Emil Muhrman Thermit welders are the usually qualify to use propane as fuel. I was using Acetylene underground because propane same as petrol is prohibited(underground)...It was very similar just hotter (my experience)...

[@emilmuhrman]

@@artides Ok, thanks for the explanation. I have only used acetylene.

[@Prawnchowmein]

Hack saw would be better for this I cut these every day by hand

[@CoolKoon]

The hell you do, troll!

[@Prawnchowmein]

hahahahaha

[@renatorenteria5568]

Prawnchowmein

[@joshuaheppner6806]

I usually just rip rail off with my bare hands. I'd know I'm a section laborer ;)

[@joehumpston7937]

you must have a sh!t-ton of Energy! I mean, cutting a piece of Railroad track is a back-breaking task! I couldn't even do it with a grinder and cut-off wheel!

[@oopoopee]

1:15 Did anybody else check their phone?

[@artides]

Nope

[@truthsmiles]

@@artides I did haha. That little buzz sounded like the vibration from a message notification.

[@임영일-p3w]

good

[@jasonmcgready8655]

Tip size and pressures please :)

[@artides]

Don't remember exactly , oxy 300 ,propane 150.. 20mm tip

[@garythesquidsquid7779]

@@artides thats the tank, not your guages

[@artides]

Garythesquid SQUID Not sure about pressure...

[@plasmaoc]

maybe would have been beeter with cutting disc?

[@robkennedy3000]

Would depend on why its been cut :)

[@plasmaoc]

Yeah fair enough.

[@artides]

Training purposes. Less noise , when rail is under pressure you shouldn't use friction saw. Head hardened shouldn't be cut with the flame

[@mishaladara]

What the hell are you doing you start from the top. 💥🧑‍🏭 Gravity like melted lava. I was using a Vector 2000 torch.

[@artides]

When you cut the rail in CWT you are starting from the bottom , if you will start from the head the foot will snap if under tension (may go on the angle ,head won’t)

[@leathleyg5995]

Cool..! Well...not cool - very hot.... You know what I mean?

[@georgesiatos9848]

oxy propane is great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@林青堂]

中国私人拥有这块轨道钢 够判几年了吧

[@awiseseal7559]

Power of Oxy-Propane

[@Mr.Saephan503]

So that what chuck Norris use to get a hair cut🤔

[@rajnikantpatil4582]

Good job sir.please tell me the combination of gas and oxygen when rail piece cutting.i am railway serwant.

[@artides]

Rajnikant Patil 400 on the oxy and 150-200 on propane: BOC cutting torch. Different torch, different pressure. After pressing the trigger you should hear hissing noise and you have nice flame with small blue crown...

[@BabluKumar-ht2lp]

Good night

[@BabluKumar-ht2lp]

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[@otisboyd-wl3do]

Armor piercing

[@deantrueman4347]

Glad I don't work with you we would be there all week ffs scrap out for network work do about 100 cuts in 3hrs a night easy you make it look hard 😁

[@artides]

The kid was in training , this was his second or third cut. I can say he did amazing job. I’ve seen people who can cut , I’m not the best but I can cut too.

[@deantrueman4347]

@@artides didn't know you was teaching him yes a great job to say he's just started took me ages to sort my pressures out with no gauges 👍

[@kostenzabelin7338]

Не понел!прикол,в чём.

[@dirtyred9376]

I would have went through it on the first RIP. Though good job💪💪👌

[@aspincelaframboise5300]

BULLSHIT!!!

[@ytyhaha2733]

Витя также резать любой металлов былой резко конструктора модели трактор малек самоделки для косить к сеновал Сены заготовки зима скотами коровы даются богатых витамины молока.

[@tristan9768]

Sangat mudah

[@fahddavid9178]

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[@jordanwomack2334]

Get a real torch out rook.

[@jordanwomack2334]

About 200lbs of oxygen and 100lbs of propane coming through a #6 tip on a Harris 62-5. That’s how you cut railroad iron. Or you just get out a labounty msr shear on the end of a 80,000lbs trackhoe

[@artides]

He was learning that day ...I’m using Harris torch now, not much difference...

[@jordanwomack2334]

Besides the fact that they are better?

[@boots7859]

OK Jordan, everyone here knows you the man.... (Jordan is my nieces name too...)

[@gattbe5611]

ah use a reely sherp file...it it only takes a day or too

[@HadiKitKat]

I hate gas cutting

[@artides]

Hadi stop it

[@ukaszzacharczuk9261]

😂😂

[@проорпо]

Ебатть, а КАК?