Plasma
Acronyms
Safety
Cutting
Good to Know
100

The width of the cutting path

What is Kerf?

100

ID/OD 

What is inside diameter/outside diameter

100

Level eye shade needed for plasma

What is shade 5?

100

The flame under the material

What is Tail?

100

The reason .75" square is a bad fit

What is cut through both sides?

200

The Direction plasma rotates

What is clockwise?

200

CAD/CAM

What is computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing

200

Recommended shoe type in a shop

What is hard toe or closed toe?

200

Distance between top of material and bottom of torch

What is torch height?

200

Not available in software releases prior to 7x

What is download link?

300

Materials that can't be cut with plasma

What is non-conductive or insulators? 

300

DOM/HRPO

What is drawn over mandrel/hot rolled pickled and oiled?

300

PPE stands for

Personal Protection Equipment

300

The movement that happens between cuts

What is rapid travel?

300

This creates communication issues between the computer and the Dragon when the Dragon is near a welder.

What is EMF/EMI?

400

The reason medical or food grade is not a good fit

What is cut cleanliness or contamination? 

400

NOMMA

What is National Ornamental and Miscellanies Metal Association?

400

Disengages Z sensor and puts the machine in emergency stop.

What is break away torch?

400

The location that the torch ignites

What is pierce height?

400

651.323.3438

What is Kyle's phone number?

500

The average pierces per a consumable

What is 1200-1500?

500

LRA

What is Length Radius Angle?

500

Systems used to ensure an operator stays near the machine or away from the machine otherwise the machine will pause

What is a light curtain and pressure mat?

500

This adjustment offsets the cutting path to accommodate for the width of the cut. 

What is kerf compensation?

500

The maximum amount of bends per part in Bend-Tech software

What is 100?

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