For those new to plasma cutting or who have never seen a plasma cutter ever, buying one and then using it will be a tough thing. You will have to learn a lot of things before you purchase or use one. In this article, we will discuss how to use a CNC plasma cutting machine and what are the safety precautions every user needs to follow to make it a fantastic experience.
Plasma cutting is like art; a slight change or misalignment can lead to a disaster. You might need to waste the entire piece of metal. That is why to have accuracy; you might need to have a CNC plasma table too.
What is a plasma cutter?
Do you think that a person knowing nothing about the machine can use it better? It will be wrong for us to think so; that is why, before we head on to explain the method, let us tell you what a plasma cutter is.
Cutting metal is a difficult task. Do you think that knives can cut it no right, then which machines are used to cut it? The plasma cutter is one such incredible machine that can cut the metal in any shape you want.
You can easily get a plasma cutter within a price range of 3000 to 10000 dollars; however, a plasma cutter machine comes with different consumable parts. You need an intact supply of those consumables to use the device.
Steps to cut with a plasma cutter.
- First, you need to turn on the air compressor; to maintain air pressure, you need to open windows.
- Place the metal on the table.
- Clean the metal with a wire wheel.
- Draw the shape you want to cut in auto cad software and then load the file into cnc system with USB flash
- Do not forget to wear safety equipment.
- Plugin the air hose.
- Check that the machine is receiving both the air and power to work correctly.
- Hold the plasma torch appropriately; you should be wearing gloves while doing it.
- Pull down the plasma hood.
- Cut the metal while keeping the plasma torch a bit away from the metal.
- Cut until you hear the sound of metal dropping down.
- Let the pieces cool down before you pick them up.
Safety equipment is needed for plasma cutting.
You need the following safety gears to make the plasma cutting a safe and pleasant experience.
- With a helmet with a face cover, you might get a face injury with an uncovered face.
- A welding jacket to protect your arms and abdomen.
- Welding gloves because you do not want to burn your hands.
- A welding apron to cover your legs.
- Keep some fire extinguishers around you, too, so that you can turn off the high flames and tackle any kind of fire risks.
- Laced and tied boots.
- Googles to cover eyes, as the gases used in plasma cutting are pretty damaging, you need to cover them properly.
- You should keep the flammable liquids away; these can be harmful.
