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RE: Ok, what went wrong? - awemawson - 06-02-2015
Is your air dry? Damp air feed can make for grotty cuts.
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - trevatxtal - 06-02-2015
A possible reason!
Do you have a air dryer in your air line.
On a damp/humid day without a dryer the cuts go to pieces.
Trev
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - EdK - 06-02-2015
(06-01-2015, 08:33 PM)Vinny Wrote: How did you know, Ed?
Your plasma cutting looks as bad as my MIG welding.
Ed
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - Mayhem - 06-02-2015
(06-01-2015, 07:15 PM)PixMan Wrote: ...If that doesn't work, switch from Leinenkugel to Sam Adams or Yuengling?
Completely off topic but this part of your post jogged my memory about something I had meant to email you about.
I was in Sweden in March and had a bottle of Sam Adams with dinner one night. For some reason, I read the label and to my astonishment, I discovered that it was bottled in Australia!
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - Vinny - 06-02-2015
(06-02-2015, 07:05 AM)EdK Wrote:(06-01-2015, 08:33 PM)Vinny Wrote: How did you know, Ed?
Your plasma cutting looks as bad as my MIG welding.
Ed
Wait till you see my mig welding!
Yes there is an air dryer at the cutter and it's empty. Dunno if I'll get out there today to try again even tho it's beautiful out there right now. I need to make a new guide for it (wheel type). That bent up piece of wire they include is trashed from the blowback.
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - EdK - 06-02-2015
(06-02-2015, 07:07 AM)Mayhem Wrote: ...
I was in Sweden in March and had a bottle of Sam Adams with dinner one night. For some reason, I read the label and to my astonishment, I discovered that it was bottled in Australia!
Well, did it taste good?
Ed
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - stevec - 06-02-2015
(06-02-2015, 04:41 PM)EdK Wrote:(06-02-2015, 07:07 AM)Mayhem Wrote: ...
I was in Sweden in March and had a bottle of Sam Adams with dinner one night. For some reason, I read the label and to my astonishment, I discovered that it was bottled in Australia!
Well, did it taste good?
Ed
He must not have Ed, he did say he had "A" bottle.
Steve
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - EdK - 06-02-2015
(06-02-2015, 04:59 PM)stevec Wrote:(06-02-2015, 04:41 PM)EdK Wrote:(06-02-2015, 07:07 AM)Mayhem Wrote: ...
I was in Sweden in March and had a bottle of Sam Adams with dinner one night. For some reason, I read the label and to my astonishment, I discovered that it was bottled in Australia!
Well, did it taste good?
Ed
He must not have Ed, he did say he had "A" bottle.
Steve
Ah yes, good point Steve.
Ed
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - oldgoaly - 06-04-2015
So how new was your tip? when they get worn they use much more air, also looks like you have been drinking?
For me the shoulders are shot so freehand is ugly but a cheap square for a guide make straighter lines.
RE: Ok, what went wrong? - Pete O - 06-04-2015
I'm yet to use a plasma cutter, don't know much about them at all so i'm sure i could make a cut look much worse than yours Vinny! Looks like a cut with an oxy torch that had a blocked tip. Does surface rust have an effect on plasma cutting?