[TheForge] Plasmas

[Dan Tull]

You run a danger of destroying the gun ($400) cutting with insufficent air.
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Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Plasmas


> Mine uses a lot of air. I have limited current to my forge so I have to 
> run the plasma cutter or the compressor. So I charge the compressor (30 
> gal at 125 psi ) and then turn it off and cut. I only get about a minute 
> maybe a minute and a half cutting time. then I have to do it all over 
> again.
> I think they run better or more efficiently on nitrogen, but I have always 
> ran mine on air.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Justin Fisher" <justinf at pixelations.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 7:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Plasmas
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>> Bruce wrote:
>>
>> I don't know much about plasma cutters, but I don't think they use all 
>> that
>> much air.  (In fact, I thought they used nitrogen, not air.  But whaddo I 
>> know?)
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>> I've got a little plasma unit with a built in compressor - not much air 
>> volume at all, really.  Since air is mostly nitrogen, it's about the same 
>> thing I imagine.  The oxygen in air probably has an effect, but it hasn't 
>> given me any trouble.
>>
>> --Justin
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