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From www.kevincaron.com - Artist Kevin Caron shows off some superior Italian plasma cutter consumables now available in the United States ....
Kevin Caron is checking out some new high quality Italian consumables from George at George's Plasma Cutter Shop.
Kevin Caron shows an IPT-60 plasma cutter torch - "IPT-60" is what you usually search for when you're looking for consumables. Next he shows a gouging tip with a removable end. The nozzle is centered inside the cap so the metal is not touching. That allows you to touch metal with the tip without shorting out the torch like a regular cutting tip would.
He has 2 nozzle sizes: 40 amp and 60 amp. Kevin Caron shows the difference in the sizes of the holes in the end of the nozzles, which affects the amperage and air pressure you'll run.
The other nozzle - a type Kevin Caron has never seen before - is a long reach drag cap. Again, the metal is insulated inside the cap. So when you're dragging the plasma cutting tip across the metal you're cutting you're not shorting out the machine. Of course, with a longer nozzle, you also now have a longer electrode to go inside of it.
Enough talking! Kevin Caron is ready to gouge and cut something! He starts with the gouging tip.
Kevin Caron is running the Everlast PowerPlasma 62i with the IPT-60 torch and the 40 amp electrode.
Kevin Caron turns the amperage down to 40. The air pressure is at 63 PSI, but when he pulls the trigger on the gun the pressure drops to 59. Kevin Caron turns up the air pressure a bit, grabs some safety glasses and gloves, and says, "Let's make some sparks!"
He shows the results of the gouging, a nice channel in the 1/2" steel.
Kevin Caron then switches to the long drag tip, remembering to change the gouging electrode to a long electrode for cutting. Otherwise, it's the same setup: the Everlast PowerPlasma 62i at 40 amps and 60 PSI. He has a piece of 1/8" cold rolled steel and freehands some squiggles in the metal. Says Kevin Caron: "That was fun!"
So if you have a plasma cutter that is set up for gouging, and you have an IPT-60 torch on it, these Italian tips will work for you for gouging.
If you're just doing regular handheld plasma cutting, the long drag tip is great.
Kevin Caron appreciates you watching and encourages you to leave your comments below and "like" the video.
Before you go to www.kevincaron.com to see Kevin Caron's amazing sculpture, though, you might want to see him forget the basics ....
Artist Kevin Caron has been sculpting full time since 2006. See - and hear - his amazing metal and large format 3D-printed sculptures, which are found in public and private places coast-to-coast and online at www.kevincaron.com.
"Inspired sculpture for public & private places."
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26 авг 2024
