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generating acetylene on the fly

Britannia says — "Acetylene is produced by any of three methods: by reaction of water with calcium carbide, by passage of a hydrocarbon through an electric arc, or by partial combustion of methane with air or oxygen."

water and calcium carbide

Is it possible to do this on a larger scale than a mining lamp? [1]

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