Electrode comes loose

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Here’s a great thread in regard to swirl rings and direction…

Swirl ring direction matters more than I thought

Just thought I’d share these pictures of what happens when you put your swirl ring in the torch wrong. I upgraded my compressor to a 80gal 2 stage and added a refrigerated compressed air dryer. My first attempt at 1/4 inch plate was beautiful! The next day i did some cutting on 16g then changed nozzles to .09 to cut 1/4 again. The cut came out awful! I went back to the .08 nozzle and still garbage. I gave up for the night before i ruined a bunch of expensive plate. Today i thought about it a…