Manual Plasma Cutting Techniques

• Align you torch so that it is directly over the edge of the material, and on line with the amount of material you wish to cut.
• Turn plasma torch on.
• Set the torch to Manual cutting.
• On the main screen of your driver software, click on the Aux or auxiliary button.
• Click on the button for Plasma OFF, which will turn the torch ON. You will see a prompt for the safety concerns, press OK to continue.
• The Plasma ON button will turn yellow, signifying that the torch is engaged.
• While torch head is moving toward the material, quickly switch to the JOG button and press it to open. Be sure to run the Jog at the Medium speed.
• Jog the machine along the intended cutting direction by pressing the button for X+ or X-, or for Y+ or Y-.
• At the end of the cut, click back on AUX, and then click on Plasma ON to turn the torch to the OFF position.
• Move to a new position for cutting by using the Jog or Point buttons.
• Turn torch OFF at the end of your cutting.