[Jewelry making - Article 01336] - Re: [Orchid] Fear of torch and students lighting torches

[raakhi rana]

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Vicky

    When I was at college I had the same issue with fear of the
    torch...we had a oxy and natural gas system aswell and had two types
    of torches...one was a smaller melting torch and the other was a huge
    casting torch...I am 4ft 10 and this torch was as big and as heavy as
    i was...and offcourse the loud bang that occurs when u are turning
    the flame off and foget to turn the oxygen off first doesnt
    help....What i suggest ou do is to to remember on which side the taps
    are for the gas and oxygen and if u forget the colour of the piping
    should indicate, usually its red for the gas and blue for the
    oxygen...that how i always remembered never to turn the gas off
    first....I held the torch in my hands and made friends with it
    almost...study it and get comfy with it in your hands...the story of
    the teacher that will use shock therapy on you would basically mean
    he/she will make it "POP" by turning the gas off first....thats
    all....it will make u jump the first few times...but always remember
    to keep the torch nozzel up towards the extractor and away from
    you....visualise if u think you going to forget, remember that when
    turning the torch on you have to light with gas so the first flame u
    see if an orange fire flame....and thats the last type of flame you
    shuld see when turning off the torch.... 

    I hope i have explained myself well enough foryou to understand...i
    can get so lost in thought that i dont make much sense...hope this
    helps...its gets better the more u use it, so dont avoid it likei
    used to do... 

Raakhi Rana
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