Today many HVAC shops use plasma cutters—both hand-held torches and CNC mechanized systems—to cut material for fabrication. These fabricators find that for their applications, plasma is a fast, clean, ...

Nearly all fumes from plasma cutting contain toxic substances, but the composition varies depending on the metal being cut ...

For many welding-related jobs, metal cutting is required before a welding arc is started. Two popular metal-cutting processes to choose from are plasma arc and oxy-fuel. Both systems have advantages ...

The ideal plasma torch handle must be sturdy enough to endure rough handling, and heat-resistant to withstand its own cutting strength. Hypertherm’s breakthrough Spring Start ™ technology made it ...

Practical tips on plasma cutting from Mick Andrews, Welding Process superintendent at ESAB, are relayed by Andrew Pearce. After our introduction to plasma cutting and the way it works, here’s a look ...

Agency’s decision is a reviewable final action, court says Thermite mixture in tool not a ‘new explosive,’ panel says The maker of a plasma torch used for oil pipe cutting defeated a federal regulator ...

Plasma cutting is a process that cuts through electrically conductive materials by means of an accelerated jet of hot plasma. Typical materials cut with a plasma torch include steel, Stainless steel, ...

WARNING: CNC systems are inherently dangerous. Use of this hardware and software is at your own risk. I am not an expert at CNC systems, THC's or electrical design. I'm just an embedded software guy ...

If you've built a custom classic truck, chances are you've had to deal with cutting metal-it may have been removing or modifying something old or installing something new. And, if you're like most ...

[Daniel] has been metalworking on a budget for a while now. Originally doing things like plasma cutting on old bricks, he used his original plasma cutter to make an appropriate plasma cutting table ...