Pono ka wela o ka lapalapa o ka lama oxy-acetylene ma mua o 3000°C.
Hoʻohana ʻia kēia lama no ka ʻoki metala a me nā hana wili. Hoʻopuka ia i kahi lapalapa wela kiʻekiʻe ma o ka hui pū ʻana o ka oxygen, me ka laula maemae o 93.5% i 99.2%, a me ka acetylene, e hoohehee maikai ana i ka metala.