Oxy Acetylene Cutting of Box Channel Rack

[SpotsyMatt]

Hey there,

I successfully heated and straightened out a piece of metal on my tractor's finish mower today - my first use of the oxy acetylene torch. Now, I've got another task.

I've got a set of 12' high metal racks - the kind with two uprights bolted together, a wide metal base and 4' arms that hook into the uprights. They were used at the family business to hold wood and I'm planning to use one of the racks to store scrap metal on the lower part and scrap wood above that.

My barn ceiling is 10' and so I need to cut a couple feet or so off the top of the uprights and thought I might use this oxy acetylene torch to cut the metal. The rack uprights are on my 22' trailer and I was planning to prop them up a foot or two so they aren't right against the wood and put a welding blanket under the cutting area.

If you have any suggestions or words of advice, I'd appreciate hearing what you have to say. I feel pretty comfortable now with the torch but haven't cut anything with it yet.

Thanks,
Matt

 

[DanD78]

Cutting multiple layers of steel with a torch is a real pain. You might be better off using a Sawz-all or a porta band.

Dan

 

[jimmer2880]

Cutting multiple layers of steel with a torch is a real pain. You might be better off using a Sawz-all or a porta band.

Dan

100% agree. Multiple layers take a real pro with a torch to get even 1/2 decent.