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Powermax30 – Hypertherm Powermax30 Operator Manual User Manual

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OPERATION

powermax30

Operator Manual

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Hand torch cutting hints

• Drag the nozzle lightly along the workpiece.

• While cutting, make sure that sparks are exiting from the bottom of the workpiece.

• If sparks are spraying up from the workpiece, move the torch more slowly, or set the output

current higher.

• If you fire the torch unnecessarily, you

shorten the life of the nozzle and electrode.

• Pulling the torch along the cut is easier than

pushing it.

• For straight-line cuts, use a straight edge as

a guide. To cut circles, use a template or a
radius cutter attachment (a circle cutting
guide).

• Hold the torch nozzle perpendicular to the

workpiece so that the nozzle is at a
90° angle to the cutting surface and watch
the arc as it cuts along the line.

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