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<blockquote data-quote="edb130" data-source="post: 287574" data-attributes="member: 2920"><p>Actually, propane is quite common for everyday use when cutting steel. A lot of scrappers use propane due to the cheaper purchase price and the fact that a tank of propane will last much longer than a tank of acetylene. I have worked for industrial gas companies and now I work for a major manufacturer of gas apparatus as well as welding equipment and filler metals. Propane tips and other fuel gases are often two part tips while acetylene is often a one part torch tip. Acetylene burns at over 5,000 degrees making for quick work. Propane on the other hand burns much cooler so you must allow more time for preheat. However, once the cut starts it should burn through at approximately the same speed. Depending on the type and amount of cutting you have to do, and also your budget a plasma cutter is much faster and cleaner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edb130, post: 287574, member: 2920"] Actually, propane is quite common for everyday use when cutting steel. A lot of scrappers use propane due to the cheaper purchase price and the fact that a tank of propane will last much longer than a tank of acetylene. I have worked for industrial gas companies and now I work for a major manufacturer of gas apparatus as well as welding equipment and filler metals. Propane tips and other fuel gases are often two part tips while acetylene is often a one part torch tip. Acetylene burns at over 5,000 degrees making for quick work. Propane on the other hand burns much cooler so you must allow more time for preheat. However, once the cut starts it should burn through at approximately the same speed. Depending on the type and amount of cutting you have to do, and also your budget a plasma cutter is much faster and cleaner. [/QUOTE]
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