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Am I the only one who learned to cut 14 gauge by ear instead of trusting the chart
Back in 09 I was cutting 14 gauge on a Thermal Dynamics table and kept blowing through the tips every 20 or so pierces because I was running the book settings for 12 gauge. An old guy named Dale at the shop in Modesto told me to turn the air pressure down to 65 psi and slow the cut speed until the sparks stopped spraying up at my boots and started going straight down. I tried it and the dross came off with a fingernail for the first time ever. Now I listen to the sound instead of the chart. When it sounds like bacon frying too hard, I back the feed down about 10 percent. When it gets quiet and the kerf starts washing out, I bump it back up. I still write the numbers on the lid of my tip box with a Sharpie so I don't forget what worked. Anyone else running their 14 gauge way off the book settings or am I the only one out here guessing?
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taylor.phoenix20d ago
Dale sounds like the real deal, ear beats the book every time.
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