Affordable plasma cutters are becoming a popular step up from an angle grinder for cutting sheet metal in the home workshop, but cutting long straight lines can be laborious and less than accurate.

Plasma cutting machines cut materials and metals using a stream of high-velocity ionized gas, known as plasma, as a heat source. These devices require a supply of compressed air or gas with an ...

A plasma cutter isn’t as common, and while they’re certainly useful, [Rulof] wanted to forgo the expense of buying one off the shelf. Instead, he used parts of an old welder and a few other ...

Manual plasma cutting can be physically straining and puts the operator at risk of burns and arc exposure. The plasma cutting ...

Plasma cutting is used in cutting and gouging applications, and requires compressed air and electricity to create plasma gas. Miller plasma cutters can cut up to 7/8-inch steel and stainless steel ...

There are 16 members of this class of 210-foot medium endurance cutters in the U.S. Coast Guard. Eleven cutters of this class are assigned to the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, while three ...

The system merges punching, laser cutting, forming, tapping, and deburring. Its 4.0-kW fiber laser output enables the ...

In an announcement from China’s Institute of Geology and Geophysics, the country’s low latitude long range ionospheric radar (LARID) detected plasma bubbles above the Midway Islands and Egypt ...

Cutting tough materials has never been easier with the OLFA SK-16 Quick-Change Concealed Blade Safety Knife. This touch-safe cutter requires no blade activation - simply pull to cut. The exposed ...

Installing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe for plumbing, HVAC, or other projects requires making clean slices, and PVC pipe cutters serve just that purpose. These cutters are available in various ...

The purpose of cord cutting is to save a considerable amount of money each month. A "cord never" or "never-connected" is someone who never had such a subscription, while "cord shavers" are ...

Chip Cutter is a reporter covering workplace, management and leadership issues in The Wall Street Journal's corporate bureau in New York. His stories often explore how work is changing today.