Yellow Jacket 1 Weld Tip TYPE17

The Yellow Jacket TYPE17 size 1 is a welding tip for oxy acetylene torch equipment.

Building a set of tips across the size range is how a torch outfit becomes genuinely useful, since a single tip covers only a narrow band of work.

The alternative, which happens often enough to be worth naming, is using whatever tip is fitted regardless of the job. The results are predictable: burn through on thin material, joints that never reach temperature on thick material, and a technician concluding that the equipment is inadequate when the tip selection is the problem.

Tips are inexpensive relative to the outfit and to the value of work done properly.

Storage protects the investment. Tips stored loose in a bag suffer damage to the orifice and the seating surface, and a damaged seating surface leaks at the handle connection. A case or holder keeps them protected and organised.

Identification matters too, since tip sizes are marked but the marking can become difficult to read after use. Keeping tips in a labelled arrangement avoids fitting the wrong one.

Cleaning is the routine maintenance, done with tip cleaners sized to the orifice.

Confirm the tip series matches the torch handle in use, select the size against the material thickness from the manufacturer's data, set the specified working pressures, and observe hot work precautions including a fire watch afterward.

Brand

Yellow Jacket

SKU

TYPE17

Category

Torch Tips

Weight

0.2 lbs

Dimensions

7.40" x 1.70" x 1.00"

Price

$41.00

Availability

In stock

Rating

4.8 / 5.0