Plasma Cutter Intro

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A Plasma Cutter is used to cut metals and other materials. An inert gas or compressed air is exposed to an electrical arc and blown at high speed from a nozzle. Some of the gas to ionizes to plasma form, which has a temperature high enough to melt metal. The plasma stream moves quickly enough to blow molten metal away from the points it is melting, creating cuts in material. See how a plasma cutter works.

Lawrence Kincheloe used a commercial plasma cutter with his Torch Table Build as part of his project based visits to Factor e Farm.

Plans

• DIY plasma cutter on Instructables
• DIY plasma cutter schematic on CNCzone

Product Ecology

The plasma cutter is used with the Torch Table to cut metals and other materials. To read about this integration, see:

• Plasma Cutter Interference Problems
• Plasma Cutter PC Interface