Cutting Thin Gauge Material

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pdjcutandfab
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Cutting Thin Gauge Material

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Wondering what the thinnest material is you've cut with your plasma table? Any tips? Thanks.
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Re: Cutting Thin Gauge Material

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I've cut 28ga. galvanized clean as a button.

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Re: Cutting Thin Gauge Material

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26 gauge galvanized....beautiful! (Powermax85 running at 40 amps, 325 ipm)


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Re: Cutting Thin Gauge Material

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Cut some painting stencils from 0.45mm (which I think is about 26 or 28 gauge) zincaneal, had the speed cranked up to 8 metres per minute (about 315 ipm) and came out spot on.
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Re: Cutting Thin Gauge Material

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The thinnest I have cut is 31 gauge tin plate steel.
Powermax 85 45amp nozzle 325 ipm 25amps of power. Little hard on consumables but nice cut.
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