cj7
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Everything I have. Except not everything was available 25 yrs ago!
The one thing that you wonder why you didn't buy sooner?
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John0829
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I had forgotten about using LPG for cutting, first time I saw it was when my then future FIL was cutting something in his shop (a couple of hundred years ago
). Even though it does not give as hot a flame as acetylene being a small time dirt farmer and local mechanic for neighboring farmers he used it because it was less expensive.
ArlyA
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LPG cutting tips seem to get dirty asap and are harder to clean out.
CADplans
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I used propane as the fuel on my CNC torch for over a decade of production cutting.
The propane produced a much nicer cut edge than acetylene.
I had almost zero tip cleaning issues, but, all of my cuts had been programmed to keep the tip clean,
After preheat, the torch moved slightly, so that when the oxygen was started, the blast coming out of the cut would be directed up at an angle, rather than directly back at the tip.
Some weeks, I would go through an entire 100 pound bottle of propane, just cutting parts.
The propane produced a much nicer cut edge than acetylene.
I had almost zero tip cleaning issues, but, all of my cuts had been programmed to keep the tip clean,
After preheat, the torch moved slightly, so that when the oxygen was started, the blast coming out of the cut would be directed up at an angle, rather than directly back at the tip.
Some weeks, I would go through an entire 100 pound bottle of propane, just cutting parts.
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Who all here has a CNC torch?
Too many Kubotas
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Sorry. Just basic plasma cutters.
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That what I'm looking at. 220 ones.
Too many Kubotas
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Yep, 220s. Not that I need high capacity cutting all that often, but it's hard to fake it when working on thicker stuff.
CADplans
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I have two 220 volt cutters,,
this one,,
and a Hypertherm 45XP,,
The ESAB is over 20 years old, I sorta retired it and use the 45XP,,
Both cut nice,,
this one,,
and a Hypertherm 45XP,,
The ESAB is over 20 years old, I sorta retired it and use the 45XP,,
Both cut nice,,