That looks like a consumables issue. I tried some cheap ones for giggles. Where are you getting them.
How are you drying your air.
try a .8 second delay
The is maybe not transferring over to the material fast enough?
And you do put your material clamp (ground clamp )on the material
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Consumables looked great but replaced them this afternoon anyways.
Air is treated by:
Aftercooler
Water Separator
Desiccant air dryer
MotorGuard M60
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Got ya. What brand I tried some aftermarket for giggles they honestly worth more in scrap metal.
I don’t see air being your issue.
I use Hobart consumables and I never had any issues.
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Thank you!, that did the trick for the incomplete cut but I still have dross that requires grinding to remove. How much dross is considered acceptable on 22ga mild steel.
Pic’s are front & back before and after clean up.
youre welcome
i would try a few different ipms.
I think there maybe a issue with the torch but try different ipms first.
with parts like that there should be almost zero dross.
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I’ll definitely try that. Thinking maybe I’ll speed it up a bit to start.
Thanks again.
Cut it at least 200IPM
I was at 250 but will try faster in an attempt to decrease dross.
So after a couple dozen test cuts, it looks like 625 IPM at 24 amps/ 70psi is the sweet spot setting. Zero dross on the front and minimal on the back that is easily removed with a flap disc.
Thanks again.
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How fast?
It’s great to hear that you have parameters that are working for your setup.
Make sure you post some pictures of your final product.
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Instead of a flap disc, use a wire wheel on an angle grinder. Not a cup wheel, just a straight out twisted wire wheel.
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I’ll try that, thanks.