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AN EXAMPLE OF CUTTING A LEAD-IN WHEN CUTTING OUT A DISK SHAPED OBJECT
AN EXAMPLE OF CUTTING A LEAD-IN WHEN CUTTING HOLE IN AN OBJECT
When cutting an object, particularly a pattern shape, where the torch must pierce or re-re in-line
at an intersection of a cut, a lead-in cut should be employed. A lead-in is a cut that is made in
the disposable part (also known as a drop) of the object to “lead” into the main part of the cut
so that the destructive force of the arc is not directed into the desirable side of the cut itself.
Also, all plasma cutters exhibit some angularity or bevel in the cut which is greater on one side
than the other. Keep this in mind when cutting an object to size so that too much metal is not
accidentally removed.
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