A friend has asked me to cut some .080 aluminum for him. I have no experience with this material and am asking for some help in where to start in terms of settings. I have a 4X8 Tracker table with 45 Amp Hypertherm unit. Any suggestions? Thanks.
Joe Shown
Stapleton, NE
Aluminum Cut
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acourtjester
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Re: Aluminum Cut
Look in the Hypertherm manual it has that info, that looks like 12 Ga. aluminum check the chart.
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Everlast PowerTig 255 EXT
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xring
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Re: Aluminum Cut
From the PowerMax 45 manual:
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ETCWeld
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Re: Aluminum Cut
I've never cut aluminum on the cnc but I was warned that if you have a waterbed you have to be careful of of creating hydrogen bubbles. I remember looking it up and there were others that had warned about it. I'm not trying to spread rumors and I didn't take the time to look up if yours is or isn't, but I thought I would mention it just the same. I am sure there are ppl here that could provide more fact and less speculation.
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smutboy420
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Re: Aluminum Cut
as far as the hydrogen bubbles being a problem is when cutting a sheet on a water table that can get any off the bubbles accumulating under the plate and then it exploding and causing the plate to move. Its more of a problem if someone is cutting a big plate that covers most of the table without any place for the hydrogen bubbles to escape.
