• When pushing the trigger both current and compressed air reach the torch head where
air changes status, from gas to plasma when interacting with the electric arc.
• The cut starts when the plasma is driven out through the torch nozzle attracted by the work piece grounded with the
clamp. Speed and temperature with which plasma is driven out vaporize the metal in the work piece.
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Start Up
• Use the cut guide to prevent making contact between
the nozzle and the work piece. Otherwise, the accidental
contact may ruin the nozzle, lessens the useful life of the
torch components and / or produces a bad finish in the
cut.
• Approach the nozzle to the work piece in the point
where the cut will start.
• Support the cut guide in the work piece (
A
) and make
sure the torch tip is perpendicular to the work piece.
• Press the torch switch to expel the plasma and starts to
cut.
• Move the torch through the cut line with constant
speed.
• Cutting speed depends in the relationship between the
material thickness and the current selected in the front
panel of the cutter. When the torch is displaced fast or the
current is low, it may not be enough to cut thick materials
but adequate for thinner materials.
• When the cutting process is finished, turn OFF the torch
and the arc pilot stops.
• Approach the nozzle to the wire of the mesh where you
want to start cutting but without touching it. Remember
that the accidental contact may ruin the nozzle, shorten
the useful life of the torch components and / or produce
a defective finish in the cut.
• Press the torch switch to drive out the plasma and start
cutting.
• Release the torch trigger immediately after cutting the
mesh.
• Repeat the procedure in the next mesh wire.
• Do not try to cut the mesh with only one cut without
releasing the torch trigger. Keeping it ON unnecessarily
reduces the useful life of the torch electrode and the
nozzle.
Cutting a Metal Sheet
Cutting Capacity
Cutting Metal Mesh
A
Thickness
Current
Air Pressure
Air Flow
Cutting Speed
Carbon
Steel
Stainless
Steel
0,04” - 0,12”
0,16” - 0,24”
0,3” - 0,4”
20 A - 60 A
30 A - 60 A
35 A - 60 A
20 A - 60 A
30 A - 60 A
35 A - 60 A
65 PSI
65 PSI
73,9 Gal/min
73,9 Gal/min
14”/min - 67”/min
9,7”/min - 39”/min
5,7”/min - 27”/min
0,47” - 0,6”
40 A - 60 A
3”/min - 16”/min
0,8” - 1”
45 A - 60 A
2,8”/min - 6”/min
12”/min - 58”/min
8,2”/min - 33”/min
4,5”/min - 17,6”/min
0,04” - 0,12”
0,16” - 0,24”
0,3” - 0,4”
40 A - 60 A
2”/min - 12,7”/min
0,47” - 0,6”
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