Plasma cutter.

Jul 20, 2005 1 Replies

Slightly OT, I know, but it *is* about hot metal:



I have a stick welder and a compressor. Is it possible to buy a plasma cutter attachment (preferably in Britain) that I can connect to the two to do some rough work?



I don't need perfect cuts, narrow kerfs or anything fancy - just a quick way of cutting stuff up.



I can't use oxy-acetylene due to zoning regulations.



I know there was mention of a variation on an arc brazing (carbon) rod with a hole down the centre for the compressed air on here a couple of years ago, but I can't find any off-the shelf cutters.



Any suggestions? I can pretty much make anything I need, but need to know where to start.


Plasma, no. Arc gouging, yes. Very nasty and dirty and messy. Takes lots of amps. Also known as "scarfing" so look for a scarfing gun or an arc gouging gun.

GWE

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