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Offline fabr

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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2008, 08:45:54 PM »
Quote from: SPEC on October 17, 2008, 05:08:41 AM
There might even be a Dealer amung us too...
I did some tail light cut outs last night on the drag mode...instant on is nice ....I'm liking this cutter more every day...But we will know after this week end when I push it hard...
So what's the verdict? I like the price.
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2008, 05:51:45 AM »
I got the mowers cut up and I whacked my 1st gasifer... I'm really liking it, with the drag tip and the right angle I can gouge out welds really easily...I'm still on my 1st set of consumables too...effen TD ate consumables like they were free cutting on rusty/junk stuff,
This one doesnt seem to care, I figured out how to control the arc on this one it is really easy once you get the arc lit I can pull back about an 1/8 or you can just drag it, one more thing i'll say when dragging if there is shit behind the steel, you don't eat the molten steel like you do maintaining an arc...
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2008, 05:55:59 AM »
Oh ya, I haven't had the time to make any intricate parts with it yet , besides the tail light housings, but I did spell some bad words in some iron...Hey I just got an idea for the contest...I'll work on that after I get home from the surgeon today :m
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #18 on: October 23, 2008, 05:49:46 AM »
I'll get some pix today, I whacked up some parts for my lawn and garden business yesterday,
I put my buddy on it last night so he could blow off some steam... He had the entire 4 x 6 x 1/4 18'' long glowing red from peircing and spelling...still on the tips it came with...At this point I'm gonna say thumbs up
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« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2008, 04:49:02 PM »
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #20 on: October 25, 2008, 04:33:14 AM »
I'll have more info on the prices I can grt for you guys the 1st part of next week...
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Offline WelderPat

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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #21 on: October 28, 2008, 05:51:45 PM »
 Don't use generic consumables in your plasma cutter.
 The charge in a plasma cutter is quite leathal be very carefull
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2008, 08:47:13 AM »
Huh?
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2008, 02:47:57 PM »
Double huh???
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2008, 03:58:05 PM »
Most plasma cutter tips and cups only fit one torch mfg...I always stay brand loyal when buying itps cups and welding tips
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #25 on: October 29, 2008, 05:46:51 PM »
 I'm not sure what you are huh,ing here.
I have had my welding suplier send me off brand consumables for my plasma cutter. The electrodes were different The thermal dynamics electrodes have little spiral ridges at the end the generics don't.
 My relativly small plasma puts out three hundred volts at thirty amps at the business end that will kill you.
 If my entire post seems out of pace well I read the name of the thread and you guys were somewhere else when I got here.
 You can also make some repetitive parts by cutting a pattern out of a piece of aluminum a amount smaller than the part you need as determined by the offset of the cup to the cutting point.
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #26 on: October 29, 2008, 07:32:55 PM »
I'm a total plasma noob.I 'm curious about what the connection is between generic consumables and safety.Maybe I read your post wrong. I dunno.
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2008, 04:06:05 AM »
 There is no connection.
 Generic consumables do not work as good.



 If you are cutting a piece off and holding it and another part of your body is touching the material that is grounded your body is going to complete the circuit.
 Not good.
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #28 on: October 30, 2008, 05:12:04 AM »
Good point pat,
Lots of generic consumables are junk,
I keep tweco tips in the tweco guns, ect...
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Re: Plasma do's and don'ts
« Reply #29 on: November 04, 2008, 09:32:23 PM »
I use the Miller Spectrum 2050 and cuts through anything I put in front of it (max cut 1"). I am very pleased with its performance.  I use it in my CNC plasma table and on 3/16" plate I can cut almost 120 inches per minute.  Your machine sounds like it cuts pretty good so if the price was right then you got a deal.   
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