[TheForge] Plasmas

[marc3rd at marc3rd.com]

Yea I know. That's why I only get a minute of cutting. It has an auto cut 
off but I usually stop about 10 - 20 lbs before it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Tull" <dantull at numail.org>
To: <marc3rd at marc3rd.com>; "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Plasmas


> 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
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>> 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.
>>
>> Marc V Davis III
>> Marc of the Hammer
>> WWW.Marc3rd.com
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>> "It's not about the light you reflect. It's about the light you radiate." 
>> M3
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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?)
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> 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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