[AT] plasma cutter

[Cecil Bearden]

A plasma cutter works real  well in those instances.  It can cut through 
rust in body panels without a lot of arc time.  I use one all the time.

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] plasma cutter


> I'll keep that in mind Gene. I got into one section where I couldn't get a
> cut-off wheel in and the metal was "melting" in layers. It literally would
> not pass the heat downward--and it was only one piece of material! I don't
> know what it is about grass but it does something to metal that can make
> cutting and welding almost impossible!
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 10:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] plasma cutter
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>
>>    John;
>>
>>    One trick I have learned when cutting rusty metal is to use my die
>> grinder with a narrow wheel and grind a line where you want to cut. The
>> flame will follow the mark perfectly and make a nice clean cut. May want
>> to
>> give this a try.
>>
>>                        Gene
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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>> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 9:07 PM
>> Subject: [AT] plasma cutter
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>>
>>> Anybody ever used a plasma cutter on metal that has practically "rotted"
>>> for lack of better terms. I'm referring to metal that is severely
>>> corroded
>>> such as rusted out places of mower decks and fertilizer hoppers. I'm
>>> wondering how one would work as I was cutting some damage off a bushog
>>> today and it was so corroded in places it would not even cut with a
>>> torch.
>>>
>>> John Hall
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