Easy Torch Guide Makes Cutting Perfect Circles In Metal

Easy Torch Guide Makes Cutting Perfect Circles In Metal FARM SHOP Welders/Torches 64 Carman Fedele Tidioute Penn ph 814 730-9377 : Carman has a simple solution for cutting perfect circles in metal His patented torch guide makes it easy Just clamp down a shoulder plate insert the torch and rotate “My prototype can cut out any size circle up to 4 in in diameter You can use it to cut out any size washer needed or cut a perfect hole in a piece of metal ” At 83 years of age Fedele isn’t planning to manufacture the device He hopes to license or sell the rights as he did with an earlier patented device Vol 39 No 1 His torch guide is a ring within a ring The outside ring is attached to a 1/8-in thick steel plate for easy clamping in place The inside ring has an adjustable inner arm with a cup for the torch head and 4 handle arms that extend outward “Adjust the cup arm to the desired diameter insert the torch and rotate the ring with the handles ” says Fedele While his prototype has a maximum cut of 4 in Fedele notes it could easily be scaled up The larger the ring diameter the more versatility it offers “You could have one that cut out a 24-in circle and yet still use it to cut out a 2-in circle just by adjusting the cup arm ” notes Fedele

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