Thermal lance
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A thermal lance, thermic lance, oxygen lance, or burning bar is a tool that heats and melts steel in the presence of pressurized oxygen to create very high temperatures for cutting. It consists of a l
Thermal lance cutting a railroad bridge to prepare for replacement
Oxy–fuel welding and cutting
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Oxy–fuel welding and oxy–fuel cutting are processes that use fuel gases and oxygen to weld or cut metals. French engineers Edmond Fouché and Charles Picard became the first to develop oxygen-acetylene
Thermal lance
…the heat output. One end of the tube is placed in a holder and oxygen is fed through the tube. The far end of the tube is pre-heated and lit by an oxyacetylene torch. An intense stream of burning steel is produced at the working end and can be used to cut rapidly through thick materials, including steel and…
A welding instructor at the Tubular Alloy Steel Corporation in Gary, Indiana, in 1943
Oxy–acetylene welding station
A cutting torch being used to cut a steel pipe
The top torch is a welding torch and the bottom is a cutting torch