User Guide

OPERATION
powermax30 Operator Manual 4-7
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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