Longevity FORCECUT 50i - Manual (Page 29)

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Use extended tips on your LONGEVITY Plasma Cutter for tough
to reach corners, tracing a pattern, or areas with tight spaces.
Pilot Arc technology allows you to ignite the arc without the tip
touching the metal. Use a torch guide or tip shield to protect your
consumable. The more often you drag your torch tip across the
material or stop and restart the Pilot Arc, the shorter the life span of
your consumables will be.
Using a torch guide or tip shield is a great way to protect the
consumables of your LONGEVITY Plasma Cutter. Remember to
maintain a 1/16in. - 1/8in. distance from the material when cutting.
* The important things to consider while using your LONGEVITY
Plasma Cutter to cleanly execute a cut is correct amperage of the torch
tip, thickness of the material, intended speed, proper technique, and
ultimately protecting the life of your consumables.
Cutting Posture
Sometimes you may find that you are unable to use a guide or shield
when operating your LONGEVITY Plasma Cutter. In some instances a
project may be a very ornate design with different curves and
protrusions or the material is too thick to apply a shield or guard to
your LONGEVITY Plasma Cutter torch tip. In order to maintain the
quality and consistency of your work we recommend that you use your
other hand as a guide. Give yourself a fighting chance to steady your
hands and take advantage of the protective gear you have like our guys
on the LONGEVITY Facility Testing Team .
One of the reasons you purchase a LONGEVITY Plasma Cutter
is because of it's quality. Therefore, we think you should have a
few quality reminders to think about when you are cutting.
If you stop and start an arc in the middle of a cut, often the the quality
of your cut will suffer and compromise the integrity of your so far
clean cut-line. Remember, even when we do facility testing, a suitable
method to apply when using your LONGEVITY Plasma Cutter is
rehearsing the cut. Be sure you are going to be able to produce a
smooth continuous cut-line all the way through.
Along with rehearsing your cut, another equally good reminder is to
protect your consumables as much as possible. Often we can get
comfortable piercing right through thin steel with our LONGEVITY
Plasma Cutters, but when cutting thicker metal often the intense back
splash from initial contact will rapidly wear down your torch tip and
other consumables. Even though the seeing the bright sparks show off