EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David L. Dyckman, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation (the “Company”) certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) the accompanying Form 10-Q report for the period ending March 31, 2005 as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated:  May 10, 2005
	By:	/s/ David L. Dyckman
		David L. Dyckman
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)