We have a track oxy/propane cutting torch that we fixed up and we need to cut quite a few steel plates. I am thinking that it will take a couple of days.
My guy says we need to do it outside to avoid making a mess of our shop, with the dust and fumes.
My question is how true is that, does gas cutting generate a lot of air borne dust?
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A fair amount... most of it is coarse enough to fall to the floor within a couple of feet of the cutting operation.
But what you don't know is what's in the steel. If it's alloy stuff, besides the inoccuous red and black iron oxides that can result, there can be toxic oxides of chromium, nickel, cadmium, and other nasties you don't want in your lungs or settling on clean rust-free iron goods.
Good advice from your guys. Do it outside.
LLoyd
It is all A36 structural plate. Thanks for the advice, the weather should be OK .
iRemember most of our steel is from scrap. As you cut the A36 you might find a pressed in bearing race or ball bearing. Scrap is scrap. The scrap mills don't fire to the temp of high alloy but that of the lessor steel to save money. I cut A36 and see it all the time.
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Burning can also damage a concrete floor (or parking lot surface). Burning some plates wouldn't be as bad as grinding a lot of rusty steel indoors.
At a shop where I used to work, a Mazak machining center was milling a
4'x4'x6" plate when the tool died rather spectacularly. Upon inspection of the plate, it was found to have a Nicholson file imbedded in it.David
I keep hearing stories like this, but no pictures are ever posted :(
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Heh! I just threw away a scrap of 3" 6061 someone had absolutely _buried_ a 1-1/4" cutter into. It snapped off the shank like it was made of butter... Sorry... no pictures AGAIN!
(no... twern't me... my mill couldn't produce that torque with Viagra)
LLoyd
I don't remember anyone taking pix. We just milled away enough of the plate to expose the file's brand name. We left the file in the plate to show to the vendor of the plate. The vendor also paid for the tool.
David
OUCH!!
Id love to see a photo of that! And the expression on the steel sellers face when the steel was shown to him
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