Manual Plasma Cutting: Setup, Technique, Travel Speed & Safety
Hook into manual plasma cutting with smart setup, steady technique, dialed travel speed, and must-know safety—here’s what most people miss before striking an arc.
Category CNC Plasma Cutting
CNC plasma cutting combines a motion-controlled table with a torch to produce repeatable, accurate parts. This guide covers table types (water vs downdraft), slat layout, and material support; torch height control (THC) for arc-voltage standoff; and the CAM workflow—from CAD to nesting, lead-ins/lead-outs, kerf compensation, and G-code post processing. Learn how to set pierce height and delay, cut height, amperage, and feed rate for each material and thickness. We include tips for reducing bevel and dross, maintaining consumables, and calibrating steps-per-mm and squareness. Safety and shop setup—fume extraction, grounding, and EMI management—round out the essentials so your table cuts clean, fast, and reliably.
How Does a CNC Plasma Cutter Work? Motion Control, THC & Arc Basics
A clear, concise breakdown of CNC plasma cutting’s motion control, torch height control, and arc physics—see what makes precision possible and what can go wrong.
How to Build a 4×8 ft CNC Plasma Table: Complete Guide
Join us to blueprint a 4×8 CNC plasma cutter—frame size, rails, plasma unit, compressor CFM, CAD/CAM, and cost—so you don’t miss a critical step.
CNC Plasma Cutter: Buyer’s Guide to Tables, Torches & Software
Learn how to choose the right CNC plasma table, torch, and software to hit your specs—before one overlooked detail compromises precision and throughput.