Plasma Cutting: How Air Pressure Affects the Quality of the Cut

[@danwilliamson4238]

You have my vote !

[@petestools]

lol

[@Banshee350speed]

thanks Pete, cheers 👍

[@petestools]

No problem 👍

[@kenruf1]

How about the reverse? What happens if you cut 20 gauge at 80psi?

[@petestools]

Haven't tried yet

[@Papaws_Garage]

Is there any advantage or disadvantage of running higher psi when cutting thinner metal such as 3mm other than just wasting air ? which I'm not worried about . Thank you for all the tips and advice for a new plasma cutter owner !

[@petestools]

no at 3mm you only need low psi

[@brentsmith5647]

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[@petestools]

ta

[@poochie49]

Just out of curiosity what is the air capacity of your Air compressor? Mine is 8 gallons and for what I do it seems to work just fine.

[@petestools]

150 liter tank

[@scott-kf1bi]

I'll try turning up the air on my Lotus and see what happens, thanks Pete.

[@petestools]

Good luck

[@BeauGeste49]

Good video, gotta watch those hot parts though!

[@petestools]

Tell me about it

[@vedatkurt9558]

Thanks

[@petestools]

No problem

[@steved2136]

Mines the blue one in the beginning of the video, and I have used it to cut 1"/30mm thick steel (yes, I will admit it was struggling lol), but I was running the compressor at 120psi (they say don't go past 90, but bugga it lol- wind the volume up to 11!!!)
Wasn't the prettiest cut, but it did manage it- it was more a 'got whats available' rather than 'do it proper'- the only other choice I had was a hand hacksaw lol or a two hour drive...
I was proper impressed that it managed it at all (it was a 'sloppy' cut and not pretty, but pretty in the bush doesn't count lol)

[@petestools]

Good on you Steve ,that's what i would have done.

[@dougiedoug2921]

You're a mess Pete! Thanks for the great tip. Hopefully I'll correct my error from using my plasma cutter the first time.

[@petestools]

great thanks for watching

[@drazenveselic2902]

I agree with you,,but,if I cut 3 or 4 mm steel plate with less air,in this case I have also Soldatech 40 A,and I can tell you that I have glass cut with less air,,,to cut 10 or 12mm of course you need more air but cut quality will be shit

[@petestools]

thanks for info

[@brentsmith5647]

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[@petestools]

thanks

[@aultman887]

You need better gloves

[@petestools]

or harder hands lol