CS26110 - Airco Style 261 Size 10 Heavy Duty Acetylene Tip

Heavy-Duty Precision for Thick Plate Cutting

The Airco Style 261-10 Acetylene Cutting Tip is a specialized consumable designed for extreme industrial cutting applications. Engineered to replicate the performance specifications of the original Airco 261 series, this tip features a Size 10 orifice, making it capable of severing carbon steel plates ranging from 10 to 12 inches in thickness. This level of capacity is essential for heavy fabrication, shipyard demolition, and large-scale scrapping operations where standard tips fail to penetrate.

Constructed from high-grade copper alloy, the 261-10 utilizes a one-piece design standard for acetylene gas. The solid copper body provides superior thermal conductivity, which is critical when managing the intense reflected heat generated during heavy plate cutting. The internal geometry is precision-swaged to ensure a laminar flow of cutting oxygen, preventing turbulence that can lead to rough cut faces or slag inclusion. The preheat orifices are arranged to provide a robust flame ring, ensuring the base metal reaches ignition temperature rapidly even on thick, heat-sink-prone workpieces.

This tip is fully compatible with industry-standard Airco style torches and cutting attachments. It features the specific seating taper required for a leak-proof seal within the torch head. Users must ensure their gas supply system—specifically the acetylene manifold and oxygen regulators—is capable of delivering the high volumetric flow rates required by a Size 10 tip to maintain a safe and effective cut. Proper tip maintenance using correctly sized cleaning wires is recommended to prolong the service life and maintain flame stability.