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Posted by Grant Erwin on July 20, 2005, 6:16 pm
Please log in for more thread options Plasma, no. Arc gouging, yes. Very nasty and dirty and messy. Takes lots of
amps. Also known as "scarfing" so look for a scarfing gun or an arc gouging gun.
GWE
bigegg wrote:
> Slightly OT, I know, but it *is* about hot metal:
>
> I have a stick welder and a compressor.
> Is it possible to buy a plasma cutter attachment (preferably in
> Britain) that I can connect to the two to do some rough work?
>
> I don't need perfect cuts, narrow kerfs or anything fancy - just a quick
> way of cutting stuff up.
>
> I can't use oxy-acetylene due to zoning regulations.
>
> I know there was mention of a variation on an arc brazing (carbon) rod
> with a hole down the centre for the compressed air on here a couple of
> years ago, but I can't find any off-the shelf cutters.
>
> Any suggestions? I can pretty much make anything I need, but need to
> know where to start.
>
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