Plasma cutter compatibility

[jonsar13]

Hi all it’s been a while since I posted I have question
1 what type of plasma cutter do I buy to use with this board I don’t mean brand I’m talking about the start up ie touch off or high frequency.

[DougJoseph (Doug Joseph (design8studio))]

Hey, and welcome! Quite a while back I followed the great example of others here and made a LowRider v3 into a plasma cutting rig. My build log on it is here:

LowRider 3 - Plasma Build "On a Budget" - Clarksburg, WV

I’m starting this thread to document my efforts toward a CNC plasma cutting table, based on the LowRider, most likely v3. This is all a work in progress. Thanks for your patience and understanding. It will take time for me to test and prove my solutions. I am documenting as I can due to time constraints. I’m gaining mountains of both information and inspiration from Kyle’s (kd2018’s) plasma thread here on the V1 forum: Let me start by giving what I believe are my two to three best “budget fr…

My video series on it is here:

It’s been a while but if memory serves, you want a Non-High Frequency with a Pilot Arc start (Non-Touch start).

[jonsar13]

Thanks Doug

[vicious1 (Ryan)]

Yup, pilot arc, but you still need to be very conscientious of your wiring, mainly grounding, to keep everything and everyone safe.

[jonsar13]

thanks Ryan ive got my LR3 in bits if i carry on with the plasma project i will rewire with sheilded wire proberly should have done this in the first place