Super cut 50 plasma cutter

[performance]

No the ceramic cups do not usually give problems and last a while, if they are properly used and stored. Can you give specifics on what is going on?

[maddog]

I'm working in cold weather, and I'm cutting 1/8 in angle.

[I_Love_Plasma]

Should I maintain my desired pressure while air is flowing or should I set it and then cut?

Thanks as usual,
I Love Plasma

[performance]

Flowing,

I will post a video(s?) in the next day or so so that people can get the idea. It will be on the PP60, but will give you a good idea of how the unit cuts, and is operated.

[I_Love_Plasma]

Hi All,

We've been trying to build a skidloader bucket.
Many buckets have a replaceable cutting edge.

When we were plasma-ing out the angled portion cutting edge for the bucket we had the piece standing on edge, and we torched it, holding the wand at an angle, rubbing the tip on straight board for a guide. Does anyone have good ideas about how to cut this out? It turned out fairly good, but could have been better.

I've attached a picture. I'm hoping it works.

[WAYNESWORLD]

Your use of a guide is right on. The limit is the thickness of the cut and the fact you are not cutting 90 degrees to the surface. Try a slower cutting speed.
Wayne

[I_Love_Plasma]

Thanks a lot Wayne.

How would you go about cutting such a hard to do cut?

[rinktumbody]

Your use of a guide is right on. The limit is the thickness of the cut and the fact you are not cutting 90 degrees to the surface. Try a slower cutting speed.
Wayne

I bought one of those wheel guides and found it works well, except I have a hard time seeing my lines on the metal with my mask set to 9. Any ideas on how to make the shape outline easier to see with the mask down? Many thanks.

[Ray]

Hi, I do a lot of “hack” fabricating, I mean “expeditious field repairs” . And have used plasma a lot for the kind of stuff I think your doing. I hate to push others products but one of the best investments I think I’ve ever made in my plasma set up was a circle cutting kit I happen to have one made by/for Thermal Dynamic, it was uber expensive, but I use it A LOT, now your probably wondering why that has anything to do with slicing off the cutting edge, or is it the bucket side? The kit has a bunch of guides and rods in it that you can put together in several ways and a magnet and suction cup base for the circle cutter, but has these cool guide wheels and a collect that fits over the torch head, there are several adaptors for different types of torches. Anyway enough of the unauthorized sales pitch.. What I do with this and most stuff with plate or darn near anything I need a strait cut on is use the wheels or if it’s a rough surface the angled point guide, against a piece of flat strap clamped or even tacked to the work, at a distance from the intended cut (about 1.75”) and guide the wheels down the edge of the strap. You may be able to do pretty much the same thing with the guide ring on the torch as well. As far as the angle you can set the wheels at different heights to maintain a consistent angle, I’m going to try to attach a picture. Hope this helps.
Ray

[I_Love_Plasma]

Thanx Ray,

I'm considering Mark's track idea. There's a potential that I'll need to cut quite a few of these out these out.
Everlast sells a metal guide wheel set, I think it's Brass or a similar product.
Please take a look at the pics I posted down there on my initial post. I'm cutting a bevel on the edge of the flat stock to create a cutting edge for a bucket.


Hey, welcome to one of the greatest forums around. I appreciate that your first post is posted to help me out.

BTW,Mark, We've got a OxyAcetylene torch but the refill prices are much more than a couple sets of 60A tips. I like Ur idea about that track system.

Thanx as usual,
I LOVE Plasma