NJ B.S. Thread

Nope. It’s the torch that came with the unit.

 

Looks different than mine. Probably just different colors.

 

Straight edge & adjust the power and air like Tim said.

I’m no metal fab guru but I’ve used one with pretty consistent results.

Takes some practice.

 

@Subway4X4

I tried using a stand-off too. I didn’t like it. Make sure it’s not keeping the tip from touching the cutting surface.

 

@Lux @JCjeeper ive busted out the plasma and welder. Come on over if you want to do some welding.

 

Mine’s a Pilot Arc cutter, so the stand-off is supposed to keep the tip from touching the surface.

At least that’s how I understand it

 

Like I said. I’m no expert. I can only tell you how mine works best for me.

 

Just pulled the front 1/4” reinforced steel IFS skid. Took all of 7 minutes. This goes back on the truck in October, my next RC or AAOA trip.


It looks pretty exposed down there, so I’m thinking about fabbing a skid using 1/8” steel that I have laying around. At least I’ll cut the ~90 lb weight in half for DD.

 

Doing an oil change and always pull my catch can canister and it was 2/3 full.

The bottle is about two years worth of funky oil that the catch can accumulated.

 

Premium Wally World 5w-30 inbound!

 

Here we go

 

Lost interest in the used 3rd Gen aluminum one?!

 

Some plasmas have a drag tip, others do not. The actual tip should never be in contact with the work.

You do realize that your truck came stock with a splash guard that woukdwou protect against anything larger than a beetle. Exactly wtf are you going to need a skid for on the street?

Hey, it's your truck, your time, and your material. But still had to ask.

 

Bare bottom looks horrible with my plate bumpers.

 

My freehand control is getting better.

And I think I dialed in the Amps/PSI/speed for 3/16” mild steel.

Cut looks a lot cleaner than last night’s first attempt.

 

You basically have to learn to adjust cutting speed to amperage/material. You will learn what the sweet spot is through familiarity. Much like weledin in the respect of travel speed. Higher amperage/faster travel speed. Lower/slower.

 

Thinking about Changing my name to iceberg… What do u all thing

 

I think you're in the wrong neighborhood is what I think...

 

Swingout mounted 2” receiver for my bike rack:

Plasma cut 2” receiver to fit the vertical brace.


Welded receiver to c-channel vertical brace.


Welded assembly to upper and lower swingout cross-members and rattle canned black.


Bike mounted on bumper receiver doesn’t allow swingout to open. Vvv


With this mod, I can leave bike on rear rack and open the swingout for bed access. Bike rack/bike pics later. Paint is still drying.

@Nimble9

 

That's a neat idea.