Posted 12/20/2014 19:02 (#4253666 - in reply to #4253192) Subject: RE: Proper way to turn off acetylene torch
Pilot Grove, Missouri
Was tought in welding class in high school to always turn of acetylene first. If the oxygen is turned off first the flame can burn back into the tip and hoses. Also you don't get that pop if you turn the acetylene off first, that you get when turning the oxygen off first. Patrick