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Originally Posted by jimcolt A couple of problems....60 Amps is best used for thicknesses above 1/4".....and the PlasmaCam machine cannot maintain the speeds that you are setting....unless you are only making long straight cuts. You will get very nice cuts by doing the following....you will have to get a couple of new consumables if you don't already have them: 220404 ohmic shield 220061 retaining cap (you should have this) 220329 FineCut nozzle 120926 Electrode (you should have this) 120925 Swirl Ring (you should have this) 10 gauge, 50 Amps, 90 ipm, torch height .08 (thickness of a nickle) you may have to add a slight pierce delay and the pierce height should be double the cutting height for best nozzle life. 16 gauge, 40 Amps, 150 ipm, torch height .08 20 gauge, 35 Amps, 120 ipm, torch height .08 Make sure you are using the ohmic contact function of your plasmacam...and make sure you adjust the arc voltage shift so the torch runs at .08 off the plate with thois process. You will be very pleased with the results....your corners and holes will be better, and your tolerances will be better......and the kerf width is narrower. These are Fine Cut consumables that are designed for thin plate cutting...basically everything 3/16" and thinner. The trick is keeping the speed under 150 ipm with the plasma cam and matching the proper consumables and power to the material you are cutting. You can download these cutting specs off the Hypertherm website (go to manual systems, Powermax 1000 and download the manual as a .pdf file..the cut charts are in the operation section). Let me know how it turns out! Try some stainless with these parts! Best regards, Jim colt

Jim,
I hope this is not a redundant post but I will shortly be receiving a DynaCnc plasma with THC and an A60 Cutmaster with machine torch. I have downloaded the manual for the A60 and it does not provide any guidelines for material thinner than 20ga. Could you recommend settings for 24ga and 26ga?

Thanks