• Arcwater Torch can be used to gouge or cut steel and other metals

in underwater fabrication and salvage without the use of oxygen.

• Gouging: hold Arcwater at a 40° angle to the work with the water

jet between the work and the electrode. Move Arcwater forward at

a speed sufficient to maintain the arc and the desired depth of

groove. The diver should not cut deeper than 5/16” (7.9 mm) in a

single pass, preventing molten metal from blowing back at the

diver.

• To sever a plate: hold Arcwater at a 75° angle with the water jet

under the electrode. Care should be taken to prevent molten metal

from blowing back at the diver. (See Underwater Manual, Form No.

89-250-054). Once a hole is pierced in the metal, it can be

enlarged by using the torch in a slow sawing motion in the desired

direction of cut.

• Arcwater is designed to be used with 5/16” x 9” (7.9 x 228.6 mm)

electrodes, Catalog No. 42-059-006). The electrodes require 350

to 450 amperes for proper operation. Three special collets are

available to adapt the Arcwater II Torch for underwater welding with

1/8” (3.2 mm), 5/32” (4.0 mm) or 3/16” (4.8 mm) Sea-Weld® electrodes