Already sent an email to Everlast but seeing as it’s a weekend, figured I’d drop some pics and questions here and see what you pro’s think. (See photos in replies)
Been running the cutter a lot and did not change the consumables when I should have. Had a bit of a meltdown at the torch head. A few obvious parts need replacing and I was able to reference those in the user manual. However, there’s another plastic or ceramic component that holds the air tube in place that is destroyed and not listed in the manual. Not sure exactly how to remove either without causing more damage.
Is my torch just trash and needs to be replaced or do think this is easily repaired?
The air tube itself is partially melted at the tip and I can not seem to get the remaining portion of melted
piece surrounding it out. It can spin freely about the tube, but I can not seem to get it to come off.
Edit: the melted piece is not simply just the diffuser either, but rather the part that the diffuser rests upon when fastened down with the outside nozzle
You burnt out a electrode. The torch head it toast and can not be repaired. You will need to replace the torch head, air tube, electrode, swirl ring and cutting tip at best.
I only hit about 30 minutes of torch time for that but I did finish it up with a little freehand because it wasn’t cutting all the way through.
I tend to cut out a lot of very thin ~ 20 gauge mild steel at about 25 amps according to some charts I saw in here. Everlast smallest tip is a 0.9mm for 30-40. Is a meltdown like this seem typical for the task that I have it performing? Would I be better off tweaking my settings to have amps more in line with electrode specs and cut faster or could something else be the root of my problem?
I was only using a 10.5 second post flow which I now see most other folks do a 30 second minimum. Just trying to see how I could learn from this and prevent it in the future
Consider a machine torch for $189. You would be halfway there.
We and many other guys here buy from George. He owns a plasma shop and doesn’t sell Chinese junk. Not to mention, when you need him, he’s here for us. You will be lucky to get Everlast technical support to call you back. Just my two cents again
Gotcha. Can you still easily freehand a machine torch? My Everlast stays hooked up to my crossfire pro but I do occasionally just unscrew the torch head to do some freehand cuts rather than drafting things out.
Is there any real benefit / improvement in performance with a machine torch as opposed to the handheld one?
I’ve got IHS and THC hooked up and the handheld is nicely secured but I’ve already encountered a scenario or 2 were it would have been a convenience if the torch handle and hose line wasn’t sticking out about a foot from the actual torch crosshair
Follow up - who is George? Does he manufacture consumables as well? Trying to avoid buying generic consumables and open to alternatives that are not Everlast.
George owns George’s Plasma Shop in Delaware.
He sells genuine deal consumables and Tecmo Italian parts. The Everlast torches are Chinese copies of Tecmo.
He has forgotten more about plasma cutters and torches than anyone I know. He is like me and a couple of others who will tell you what they think. About 100 other guys here on the forum will echo my statement. I personally buy everything I need in torches and consumables from him.
Hand cutting a failed machine cut, cutting unusable waste off of sheets cutting down large stock to fit on table…
I started off with one cutter, then bought the machine torch, acquired a 50’ hand torch, got a 100a cutter, came with a 50’ hand torch, bought a machine torch for that one.
Both machine torches are married to the table (both cables run through the same drag chain), the hand torches are hanging on the wall.
And Tom of course.