Cut Circles With A Cutting Torch
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“My friend Roland Paul, who passed away a few years ago, came up with a nifty attachment for my acetylene cutting torch. It lets me flame-cut neat circles up to 3 ft. in diameter,” says Willard Pearson, Angora, Minn., who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the attachment.
It consists of pieces of 1/4-in. ready rod and a large cable clamp that fits over the barrel of the torch. He drilled and tapped a 1/4-in. hole in the bottom of the clamp. Then he put a lock nut on the ready rod so he can lock it into a horizontal position with the torch. The rods are bent into S shapes, with the end ground to a point.
The small one works great for rounding off plates like hitch irons and other plates. You can cut the rod to any length for different size circles.
To set the diameter of the circle, Pearson loosens the clamp and slides it anywhere along the torch tubes. He positions the torch on a center punch mark on a steel plate.
“The ready rod works like a pencil point and lifts the cutting head off the metal I’m cutting. It also locates the torch. As a result, I can cut a much more accurate hole – within 1/16 in. – than if I tried to follow a line visually,” says Paul.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Willard Pearson, 1306 Samuelson Rd., Angora, Minn. 55703 (ph 218 666-5483).
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Cut Circles With A Cutting Torch FARM SHOP Welders/Torches 64 “My friend Roland Paul who passed away a few years ago came up with a nifty attachment for my acetylene cutting torch It lets me flame-cut neat circles up to 3 ft in diameter ” says Willard Pearson Angora Minn who recently sent FARM SHOW photos of the attachment It consists of pieces of 1/4-in ready rod and a large cable clamp that fits over the barrel of the torch He drilled and tapped a 1/4-in hole in the bottom of the clamp Then he put a lock nut on the ready rod so he can lock it into a horizontal position with the torch The rods are bent into S shapes with the end ground to a point The small one works great for rounding off plates like hitch irons and other plates You can cut the rod to any length for different size circles To set the diameter of the circle Pearson loosens the clamp and slides it anywhere along the torch tubes He positions the torch on a center punch mark on a steel plate “The ready rod works like a pencil point and lifts the cutting head off the metal I’m cutting It also locates the torch As a result I can cut a much more accurate hole – within 1/16 in – than if I tried to follow a line visually ” says Paul Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Willard Pearson 1306 Samuelson Rd Angora Minn 55703 ph 218 666-5483
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