9 Simple Tips To Improve Your Plasma Cutting Today!

Want to improve your plasma cutting? We've got 9 simple tips and tricks that can help!
Some of them are easy to do, like making sure you've got your earth clamp attached to bare metal. We also cover how to make a perfectly straight line with your cutter (hint: it's with a straight edge), and the best way to make circles or other shapes.
Having clean and undamaged consumables will also make a world of difference to your cut appearance.
These tips will give your consumables a longer life as well.
All these and more, to help you get the best plasma cut possible.
Let us know in the comments if you've got a tip we missed.

[@chrisperry3525]

good advice - thank you for addressing the air pressure - first time i've seen it mentioned in a plasma how to video! I'll up my pressure even more now!

[@rsbharley4766]

Great info, thanks for sharing.

[@SilverStarHeggisist]

Thanks, a plasma cutter was a feature of a welder I bought so it gave me a reason to get into plasma cutting

[@borrisdriver]

Thanks for the great tips!

[@justintime9664]

I benefited a lot from this.
Esp hold at 45deg if starting in the middle of the piece,.
Plus dry runs, amps, speed etc. Good stuff thanks

[@prestonwilliams5244]

Im good but i make mistakes being new at it. Unless i study which this video helps, saves my tips. Ive notice air pressure and heat is important along with the angle. Ive been doing free hand and at first it involve alot of grinding from lack of confidence. I follow the line smoothly.

[@jacobbarnes7987]

when I was in school I was taught if you have to restart the ark to move a 1/2" to the "scrap" side and restart and move back into the cut and not to over step

[@Sourhour634]

That’s common sense tho

[@dashaB-sl4pu]

Handy video

[@UNIMIG]

Cheers mate!

[@user-ny4ke5ke7p]

Practical and common sense advice.

[@Flightstar]

You mentioned tip distance, but didn't mention what it is, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4? mentioning the drag tip maintaining the proper distance was not helpful in that regard. Also should the torch be totally vertical or should it have some tilt forward or backward?

[@brentsmith3996]

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[@I_Pooped_Myself_Just_A_Little]

I'm here because I did not follow any of those and the resultant cut made me question if I really knew what I was doing