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Oxy Acetylene Welder

An Oxy Acetylene Welder is a tool that combines oxygen and acetylene gas to produce a high-temperature flame for welding and cutting metals. Members at a makerspace use this tool…

Oxy Acetylene Welding Badge

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  1. Prerequisites None required
  2. Review materials
  3. Pass quiz
  4. Checkout
Review materials
Badge Video
Pass Quiz

4 questions · You can retake if you don't pass.

Badge Checkout Requirement
In person checkout required
Facilitator Checkout

Pick a checkout time below. All bookings flow through the appointment system — please do not arrange checkouts via Slack.

Day Morning (before 12 PM) Afternoon (12 - 5 PM) Evening (after 5 PM)
Sunday
October 25, 2026		  
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Sign in to schedule 3:00pm
With Lucas Harrison
  
Monday
October 26, 2026		    
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Sign in to schedule 7:30pm
With Mara Heneks
Thursday
October 29, 2026
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Sign in to schedule 10:00am
With John Hatch
    
Sunday
November 1, 2026		  
Facilitator badge checkout
Sign in to schedule 3:00pm
With Lucas Harrison
  
Monday
November 2, 2026		    
Facilitator badge checkout
Sign in to schedule 7:30pm
With Mara Heneks
Thursday
November 5, 2026
Facilitator badge checkout
Sign in to schedule 10:00am
With John Hatch
    
Complete these items to earn the badge.
  • Oxy Acetylene Cutting, Welding, Brazing
  • Video watched, quiz taken, any questions?
  • Identify the gases, maximum acetylene pressure
  • Identify flashback arrestors and check valves
  • Ensure regulators off, turn on tanks (oxy 100%, fuel ½ turn), check hoses, bubble test if suspicious
  • Either Braze, Weld with filler, or without filler 2 pieces of steel
  • Appropriate safety gear donned
  • Skin covered with non-synthetics
  • Gloves (non-synthetic), wrists covered
  • Mask (proper settings, 5 shade, delay), test by looking at lights
  • Closed shoes
  • Metal cleaned (Brush then Simple Green)
  • Fume extractor set up and turned on
  • Tip selected and attached appropriately (based on chart)
  • Work clamped appropriately
  • Lighting the torch
  • Set regulators (based on chart)
  • Acetylene lit with striker, increased to a feather, O2 added until neutral
  • Torch wielded safely
  • Practice welding/brazing
  • Mindful of heat, torch direction
  • Turn off torch (acetylene then O2)
  • Cut a piece of steel
  • What metal can oxy-acetylene cut (mild-low carbon steel)
  • Work clamped
  • Appropriate nozzle attached to cutting head
  • O2 Pressure increased as per chart
  • O2 valve at the base opened all the way, top closed
  • Acetylene lit, roaring flame, O2 added until neutral
  • Steel pre-heated
  • Practice cutting
  • Mindful of flame, table, splatter
  • Acetylene off first, then O2
  • Shut down
  • Tanks off
  • Hoses purged
  • Regulators off
  • Tips cleaned
  • Area cleaned
  • Hoses hung up
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