SMAW PRAYER

Dear Lord and the Father of all

Thank you for today
Thank you protection and love in which you provide for
all of us
Help us to focus our hearts and minds
Inspire us by Your Holy Spirit as we learn and listen
Guide us by your eternal light as we discover more about
world around us.
We ask all this in the name of Jesus.
Amen
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SMAW Cutting Tool
and Equipment

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Objectives:
1. Explain the cutting tool
properties
2. Discuss the Different hand
tools
3. Discuss the power tools

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Cutting Tools
In this chapter the basic design principles and the
current state-of-the-art for cutting tools specially
designed to be applied on difficult-to-cut materials
are described.
One by one, the main aspects involved in tool design
and construction will be explained in depth over the
following sections, completing a general view
of the tool world, to provide easy comprehension .
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 Cutting Tool Properties
1. Hardness
• Cutting tool material must be 1 .5 times harder than
the material it is being used to machine.
2. Capable of maintaining a red hardness
during machining operation
• Red hardness: ability of cutting tool to maintain
sharp cutting edge

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3. Wear Resistance
• Able to maintain sharpened edge throughout the
cutting operation

4. Shock Resistance
• Able to take the cutting loads and forces

5. Shape and Configuration

• Must be available for use in different sizes and
shapes.

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Hand Tools: Cutting Tools
1. Utility Knife
Used to trim excess
from the edges of flats
as well as to cut out
patterns and other
lightweight cutting
projects
2. Tin Snips
Used to cut thin ferrous
and nonferrous strap
and sheet metals
3. Cold Chisel
Used for cutting
through, or shearing,
mild steel and
nonferrous metals
4. Rat-Tail File
Can be used with wood,
plastic, and metal
5. Metal File
Has very fine teeth for
use on metal
6. Hacksaw
Adjustable frame
saw for cutting
metal
 Power Cutting
Tool
1. Oxyacetylene
Combines oxygen and
acetylene to produce a
very hot flame that
burns through metal
2. Arc Weld machine
Works by creating an
electrical arc that
melts the metals being
welded
3. MIG Welder (Metal
Inert Gas)
An arc welder that
focuses a flow of inert
gas on the welding
zone

Metal Inert Gas

welding was changed to
Gas Metal Arc Welding
(GMAW) in year 2000

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4. Cutting off tool
Abrasive disc used to
cut sheet metal
panels.

5. Angle Grinder
are designed to
remove surface
contaminates from
the metal without
thinning the metal.
Oxyacetylene Welding (OAW)
The oxyacetylene welding process uses a
combination of oxygen and acetylene gas
to provide a high temperature flame.
Oxyacetylene Welding (OAW)
• OAW is a manual process in which the welder
must personally control the the torch movement
and filler rod application
• The term oxyfuel gas welding outfit refers to all
the equipment needed to weld.
• Cylinders contain oxygen and acetylene gas at
extremely high pressure.
Typical Oxyacetylene Welding
(OAW) Station
Oxygen Cylinders
• Oxygen cylinders are forged from solid armor
plate steel.
• Oxygen is stored within cylinders of various
sizes and pressures ranging from 2000- 2640
PSI.
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Oxygen Cylinders
• Cylinders are regularly
re-tested using
hydrostatic while in
service
• Cylinders are regularly
chemically cleaned and
annealed to relieve
“jobsite” stresses created
by handling .
Oxygen Cylinders

• Oxygen cylinders
incorporate a thin metal
“pressure safety disk”
made
Pressure Regulators for
Cylinders
• Reduce high storage
cylinder pressure to
lower working pressure
Pressure Regulators Gauges

• This movement is transmitted

through to a curved rack
which engages a trap gear on
the pointer shaft ultimately
showing pressure.
Regulator Hoses

• Hoses are are fabricated from

rubber
• Oxygen hoses are green in color
and have right hand thread.
• Acetylene hoses are red in color
with left hand thread.
Check Valves
allow gas flow in one direction
only

Flashback
arrestor
are designed to eliminate the
possibility of an explosion at the
cylinder.
Acetylene Gas

Mixing calcium carbide and water will produce acetylene gas

Acetylene is extremely unstable iform the pressure above 15 PSI

(Pounds per Square Inch)
Acetylene Cylinders

• Cylinders have safety (Fuse)

plugs in the top and bottom
designed to melt at 212° F
(100 °C)
• Cylinder is made from metal
Acetylene Valves

• Acetylene valves open and

shut off acetylene cylinder
Typical torch styles
1. Small welding torch, with
throttle valves located at the
front end of the handle.
Ideally suited to sheet metal
welding. Can be fitted with
cutting
2. Full-size oxygen cutting
torch which has all valves
located in its rear body.
Another style of cutting torch,
with oxygen valves located at
the front end of its handle.
Quiz time
1. The Acetylene Cylinders is often made from
_______?
A: reinforced rubber
B: metal
C: wood
D: plastic
Quiz time
2. True or False ?
• A flint and steel spark lighter is the generally used to
light the oxyacetylene flame.
Quiz time
3. Acetylene cylinder fuse plugs melt at a
temperature of ________° F or 100°C
• a. 212° F
• b. 300° F
• c. 519° F
• d. 2° F
Quiz time
4. What is the maximum safe working gauge
pressure for acetylene gas?
A: 8 psi
B: 15 psi
C: 22 psi
D: 30 psi
Quiz time
5. The color of and oxygen hose on a oxyacetylene
welding outfit is ______?
• a. green
• b. red
• c. violet
• d. black
Quiz time
6. The type of safety device is used on a oxygen
cylinder.
A: A fusible plug
B: A check valve
C: A pressure safety disk
D: A spring loaded plug
Quiz time
7. True or False ?
• The regulator is closed when the adjusting screw is
turned out.
Quiz time
8. The color of and acetylene hose on a
oxyacetylene welding outfit is ______?

• a. red
b. green
c. violet
• d. black
Quiz time
9. Hoses are are fabricated from
a. rubber
b. thread screen.
c. plastic
d. aluminum
Quiz time
10. Mixing _______ and water will produce
acetylene gas.
A: calcium carbide
B: potassium carbonate
C: carbon dioxide
D: acetylene carbide
Assignment:
Study and research the next lesson
“Procedures in setting-up cutting equipment”

Thank you

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