Im trying to cut 2” thickness mild Steel using 300 amp and 21% speed but the cut comed out this way i show in the attached picture. Any ideas of how i can make the cut better.
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Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
Not very familiar with your setup but you say 21% speed. Are you cutting at 21% of the recommended speed?
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
No. 21% si the recommended speed
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
Gotcha, I am used to speed being in inches per minute rather than a percentage.
In the image below showing the cut edge, is the torch cutting from left to right or right to left for this cut?
In the image below showing the cut edge, is the torch cutting from left to right or right to left for this cut?
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
Rigth to left
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
What kind of plasma cutter are you using?
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
What gas are you running and at what ratio?
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
i wonder what hypertherm would say, an xpr should be able to make some pretty clean cuts on 2" material. Maybe a bad pierce wrecking the nozzle?
5X10 Shop built table
20x80x32 inch gap lathe
10x40 lathe
10x54 milling machine
2-Miller 255
Miller XMT350MPA
Lincoln squarewave tig 255
12 Ft Durma Brake
20x80x32 inch gap lathe
10x40 lathe
10x54 milling machine
2-Miller 255
Miller XMT350MPA
Lincoln squarewave tig 255
12 Ft Durma Brake
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Re: Cutting 2” thickness mild steel
Well I am stumped. The bevel indicates possibly a cutting height too low, and the cut edge indicates possibly your traveling a bit fast. As cutnweld mentioned it could be as simple as a damaged nozzle.Worth looking at those possibilities.