Content tagged with "torches"
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July 1, 2009
Know your TIG torch
Photos courtesy of Matt Munz, Arc-Zone.com Inc., Carlsbad, Calif. When times are tough our initial instinct is to save money and buy cheap. That's not always the best strategy, especially when you're looking at a new gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) torch. One of the biggest differences... Read more...
Article
July 15, 2008
Preventing torch fires in welding and cutting operations
Sparks from welding and cutting torches can easily ignite structural members and insulation, as well as combustible gases and liquids. Photo courtesy of NFPA.
In March fire destroyed the 150,000-square-foot Cargill Meat Solutions plant in Booneville, Ark., and forced residents in the... Read more...
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November 6, 2007
The life and times of plasma cutting
Metal cutting has existed as long as the welding process itself. One popular early method involved using a welding-type torch with a wire continuously feeding at 300 to 650 inches per minute (IPM). The wire was surrounded by a high flow of shield gas composed of argon, helium, nitrogen,... Read more...
Spanish
October 9, 2007
Mejorando la Calidad del Corte Manual por Plasma
Figura 1
Un secador y un filtro de aire ayudan a mantener la calidad del aire requerida para cortes óptimos.
El corte por plasma es fácil de aprender, y los cortadores son simples de usar. De hecho, es tan fácil que muchos usuarios se ponen a trabajar inmediatamente tan pronto... Read more...
Spanish
October 9, 2007
Obtenga la conexión
Ya sea que usted sea nuevo en la soldadura por arco de tungsteno con gas (GTAW) o que usted sea un fabricante experto, los miles de adaptadores, conectores y acopladores en el mercado pueden ser abrumadores. Para complicar aún más las cosas, los manufactureros han hecho cambios al diseño... Read more...
Article
March 13, 2007
Improving manual plasma cutting quality
If you're maintaining the proper travel speed, the sparks will exit the workpiece at a 15- to 20-degree angle.
Plasma cutting is easy to learn, and cutters are simple to use. In fact, it's so easy that many users go right to work as soon as they remove the unit from its packaging.... Read more...
Article
January 9, 2007
Seeing GTAW through a new lens
Whether you're an experienced or a novice welder, you're probably familiar with the traditional components of a gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) torch—nozzles, collets and collet bodies, back caps, and tungsten—but you may not know much about gas lenses. Because gas lenses often... Read more...
Article
October 10, 2006
Older plasma and laser cutters having performance fits?
One of the most common and least expensive retrofits on a laser system is the cutting head. Upgrades expand plate cutting capabilities To stay competitive in today's marketplace, fabricators are constantly evaluating many variables in the areas of current and potential customer base,... Read more...
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September 12, 2006
Improve your GTAW in 3 steps
An industry-standard manual gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) torch package includes a torch body and a cable set, either 12-1/2 or 25 feet long. Front-end parts generally aren't included. While it may sound like the manufacturers are being cheap, it's really in your best interest, because... Read more...
Article
March 7, 2006
A tale of two welders
David Anthony, who builds custom choppers from sheet metal, learned GTAW to gain more control of the entire design process. In using GTAW, he found that upgrading to a water cooling system was necessary. What does a retired 65-year-old in New Mexico have in common with a young custom... Read more...
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