I've been having problems with my plasma cutter sticking to work while I drag it across the steel. Is there something I don't know? I assumed it was made to be in contact with the metal.
It gets stuck, and then the cut opens up and gets ruined.
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hey chips, what make cutter are you using? As Oscar stated, some of them don't like running against the material and some do. Some come with a attached stand off guide and some rely on the operator to maintain the standoff.
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It's a Hypertherm. The tips are castellated.
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There might be a worn bit inside the nozzle letting a short circuit form. Or there's a switch to change between drag and stand off tips.
I have a Hypertherm 30Air with a drag tip and it does the same to some extent. Not a real problem but interesting to know if this is normal or a technique issue.Chips O'Toole wrote:I've been having problems with my plasma cutter sticking to work while I drag it across the steel. Is there something I don't know? I assumed it was made to be in contact with the metal.
It gets stuck, and then the cut opens up and gets ruined.
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The tip looks pretty bad. I'll replace it and see what happens.
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