Plasma or cutting torch?

[HoustonR6ryda]

good question by OP -great info -thanks

[White Falcon]

Torch all the way. Many many uses!

[WalkieTalkie]

I need a good victor torch

[Draco]

Also know that a plasma won't cut any more accurate than a torch will. Torch cuts will be just as good if you have a clean tip and a steady hand. This is a project I just finished for some one to camo their air conditioner unit. A lot of torch work on 11 ga.

[txpitdog]

Also know that a plasma won't cut any more accurate than a torch will. Torch cuts will be just as good if you have a clean tip and a steady hand. This is a project I just finished for some one to camo their air conditioner unit. A lot of torch work on 11 ga.

Very nice work!

I was very surprised at how easy a torch is to use. Granted I watched about every dang YouTube video there is on safety and how to adjust the flame, but when I finally put the fire to the metal it was easy. Steady hand is right, and there’s definitely a difference between a cut and a clean cut. Let’s just say “do your best grind the rest” applies to me. [emoji3][emoji1303]

I thought I wanted a plasma cutter but after using a torch that’s what I’m going to get. Will help with my son’s blacksmithing too.

[Shu]

A plasma will take a lot more compressor than that.

[Draco]

Just a couple tips for better cutting on the thinner stuff. After you press the oxygen lever and the cut starts, let off on the lever a bit, using no more pressure than it takes to make it cut. Unlike thicker metal, keep the tip very close to the metal, right at the tip of the feathers in the flame. If you don't occasionally lose your cut then you aren't going fast enough. The faster you can go, the better the cut will be.

[Dale Moser]

This is almost the same conversation as wire vs stick.

Guys who can really use a torch, can do anything with it...I'm not that guy.

No question on the oxy/acet rig's versatility though...when everything else won't work, the gas axe will cut it! And there's a hundred different things you can do with it.




I really want a plasma rig.