[binfordw]

I was cutting some parts tonight and stumbled onto a dross-free cut in 3/16".. I had been cutting at 90ipm, and was getting some dross so I was speeding things up here and there with no luck. I got up to 115ipm, and it cut poorly, so I slowed the feedrate %, which is how I found the right speed.

Now I REALLY want to get 1/16" to cut cleanly. I've tried alot of dif feedrates and even tried changing the amperage but still have alot of dross to pick off. We use the 1/16" for decorative things so theres alot of cleanup, if I can get it to cut cleaner it would be really great.

What steps should I take to find the correct settings?

Any help would be appreciated

[JerseyBill]

Are you sure that settings are the issue here. I've found that using the standard settings from hypertherm work well. When I first began using a cnc plasma table I had lots of dross problems. However, I discovered that I wasn't changing the electorde and nozzel often enough. Also I discovered that my torch was not set at 90 degrees to the cutting surface. Addressing these two issues solved a lot of my problems.