ESAB Cutmaster 80 - 05 Gouging; T.05 Gouging

ESAB CUTMASTER 80
 OPERATION Manual0-5396
4T-6
7. Clean spatter and scale from the shield cup and
the tip as soon as possible. Spraying the shield
cup in anti - spatter compound will minimize the
amount of scale which adheres to it.
Cuttingspeeddependsonmaterial,thickness,andthe
operator’s ability to accurately follow the desired cut line.
Thefollowingfactorsmayhave animpacton system
performance:
• Torchpartswear
• Airquality
• Linevoltageuctuations
• Torchstandoffheight
• Properworkcableconnection
4T.05 Gouging
!
WARNING
Be sure the operator is equipped
withpropergloves,clothing,eyeand
ear protection and that all safety pre-
cautions at the front of this manual
havebeenfollowed.Makesureno
part of the operator’s body comes in
contact with the workpiece when the
torchisactivated.
Disconnect primary power to the
system before disassembling the
torch,leads,orpowersupply.
!
CAUTION
Sparks from plasma gouging can
causedamagetocoated,paintedor
othersurfacessuchasglass,plas-
tic,andmetal.
Check torch parts. The torch parts
must correspond with the type of
operation.RefertoSection4T.07,
Torch Parts Selection.
Gouging Parameters
Gouging performance depends on parameters such
astorchtravelspeed,currentlevel,leadangle(the
anglebetweenthetorchandworkpiece),andthedis-
tance between the torch tip and workpiece (standoff).
!
CAUTION
Touching the torch tip or shield cup
to the work surface will cause exces-
sivepartswear.
Torch Travel Speed
NOTE!
Refer to Appendix Pages for addi-
tional information as related to the
Power Supply used.
Optimumtorchtravelspeedisdependentoncurrent
setting,leadangle,andmodeofoperation(handor
machine torch).
Current Setting
Currentsettingsdependontorchtravelspeed,
modeofoperation(handormachinetorch),andthe
amountofmaterialtoberemoved.
Lead Angle
The angle between the torch and workpiece depends
ontheoutputcurrentsettingandtorchtravelspeed.
The recommended lead angle is 35°. At a lead angle
greater than 45° the molten metal will not be blown
out of the gouge and may be blown back onto the
torch.Iftheleadangleistoosmall(lessthan35°),
lessmaterialmayberemoved,requiringmorepass-
es.Insomeapplications,suchasremovingwelds
orworkingwithlightmetal,thismaybedesirable.
35°
Workpiece
Torch Head
Standoff Height
A-00941_AB
Gouging Angle and Standoff Distance
Standoff Distance
The tip to work distance affects gouge quality and
depth. Standoff distance of 1/8 - 1/4 inch (3 - 6
mm)allowsforsmooth,consistentmetalremoval.
Smallerstandoffdistancesmayresultinaseverance
cut rather than a gouge. Standoff distances greater
than 1/4 inch (6 mm) may result in minimal metal
removalorlossoftransferredmainarc.