plasma guide (stand off)

Ghost · #1 06-20-2010, 12:38 AM

What do you guys use as for as homemade/cheap tricks that work?

rbeckett · #2 06-20-2010, 06:27 AM

I made a stand off with a piece of coat hanger wire, and used a small hose clamp to attatch it and it did pretty good holding the cup up off the metal. It looked kinda ghetto, but it did OK for a small job in a hurry. If you have a lot to cut, get the shielded consumable for draggin and save money. One or two sets of 60 amp consumables on a Hypertherm 1000 is not cheap and will pay for a standoff pretty quick.

KEGGER1454 · #3 06-20-2010, 12:31 PM

Scott Hightower · #4 06-22-2010, 11:29 AM

I like how you improvised.

Hypetherm also makes a standoff tip that you can use for this model.

Scott
Fab Manager
Welders360

patooyee · #5 06-23-2010, 04:56 AM

Buy a drag-tip. They work awesome and last a very long time.

Also, I don't know what model cutter you have but Hypertherm makes several different tips for all their cutters. It helps to become knowledgeable about what is otu there as specific tips last A LOT longer and make much nicer cuts based on specific uses. Go to their website and look up your cutter and they will have a diagram with part numbers. Its worth it to experiment with different combinations. I have a Powermax 1000 and theres about a dozen or so possible tip combinations for mine. Using it on my plasma table and finding the perfect tip combo for that specific application made a world of difference!

J. J.