[bossfrog]

Scorpion:
Thanks a ton for helping the rookie - you ar correct, it is very frustrating at first trying to get all the setting figured out.
Hardstop - I learned this the hard way, like you did - if I don't do a hardstop first, I can't re-zero the torch position - do it at startup every time now.
Torch Speed in Corners - think mine is set at 45, and both you and Leon (Dynatorch engineer) have mentioned going to 30, so I might try that.
I agree with you - ditch the drag tip - I can't see that it is doing anything but causing problems for me.
One big mistake that caused me alot of trouble was with the finecut consumables. The unshielded nozzles wear out very quickly, because the THC volts is very low (79). If the hole starts getting big, nothing works right and all hell breaks loose. With a fresh nozzle, it looks like a laser cut, and dross comes off very easy with a twisted wire wheel. I also needed to adjust my downpressure setting - at the factory setting of 80, it would push down the warped steel, the steel would follow the torch back up, and the torch would fire while in direct contact with the steel. At a setting of 55 it works much better.
I still need to play with the pierce height and pierce delay - mine seems to pause almost a second after firing, and leaves a big divot even with a short lead-in. Speaking of lead-ins, I have never been able to get an arc lead-in to work - it does all kinds of wacky things. I am using all straight line lead-ins now.
Thanks for the setting info, I will try that. For general setup, Dynatorch recommends taking the Hypertherm settings, minus 20% on the speed and plus 5 volts on the THC.