I am struggling with getting a nice cut on this 14 ga stainless, it seems if I slow the rate down and lower the amps it cuts a little nicer but not great like I get with 14 ga steel. These were with brand new 30 amp consumables, I think the best ones were around 25 amps, dross was bad on the hotter faster cuts and accuracy was much worse. Maybe these tools should be cut with a laser. I need to be able to make 1 or two of these with different race car numbers on them, they have a Dzus tool on the pointy end and a 11/16" wrench on the big end for checking the fuel in a fuel cell in a race car. Any help will be Appreciated.
I would like to improve on them before I cut them tomorrow. I did find a font that looks better then the one I used the most here.
What’s the dimensions of your part? Maybe it’s to small? This was cut at 35 amps at 95ipm. They measured at 3.5” x 1.5” and has some dross. But a quick cleaning and slight filing on the font and they were good to go
These parts are 1 1/2" x 4".
Yours look nice and crisp, how thick is that?
Torch height?
Thanks man
This was 14g stainless with a .8 tip. Small shim for the torch gap. I am using a everlast 50s.
ctgolfer, It looks like you might be cutting on the wrong side. do your measurements come out correct across the flats of the hexagon?
Bob
Agree looks like having a problem with the pierce point . I have some real minor issues with this, even cutting on the correct side of the line- but I thought its because I get a bunch of heating due to the fact I don’t use a water table. but nothing like you are having… Also, I have very small lead-in because I have some very small openings.
check all your rails for dirt and debris and also check your lead screw and couplings - seems like something dirty may causing some of those sloppy cuts.
I will check all that, I know I had inside pierce points set but I will redo the tool path to be sure, I made a new tool with a smaller kerf for this stainless and maybe that will help.
It just cuts the stainless dirty and sloppy compared to all the steel I cut this week.
Thanks
Stainless likes to be cut fast and hot and will cut cleaner with nitrogen.
Thanks man, I will see if I can get a tank of nitrogen this week, I do have a couple extra regulators around.