Torch guide device

A method for cutting material using a hand-held torch, the method comprising:

• providing a torch cradle assembly coupled to a rail assembly, wherein the torch cradle assembly is configured to receive a torch and the torch cradle assembly is movable along the rail assembly for cutting material with the torch along a cutting path;
• providing a connector member coupling the torch cradle assembly to the rail assembly, wherein the connector member comprises a pivot for pivoting the torch cradle assembly relative to the rail assembly;
• and
• engaging, by the torch cradle assembly in a first position, the rail assembly to establish at least a first orientation of a torch tip relative to the material.

A clamp assembly comprising:

• a clamp body made of a magnetically attractive material, wherein the clamp body comprises a shell defining a cavity and a first side of the clamp body is configured to rest on a first surface for clamping the clamp body to the first surface;
• a first shaft member extending along a first longitudinal axis through the shell and into the cavity toward the first side;
• a magnetic member mounted generally to the first side of the clamp body, the magnetic member mounted to move along at least a portion of the first shaft member in at least the direction of the first longitudinal axis;
• wherein movement of the magnetic member is constrained between a first stop and a second stop, the first stop and the second stop positioned on opposites sides of the magnetic member along the first shaft member;
• and
• wherein the first shaft member is moveable in the direction of the first longitudinal axis relative to the to the clamp body to retract or insert at least a portion of the first shaft member from the shell, and wherein movement of the first shaft member urges the magnetic member to move with the first shaft member within the cavity.