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Cut and Mark with the Hand Torch
Marking process guidelines
You can mark mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum by using a FineCut® cartridge with bottled air or shop-compressed air.

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Cut and Mark with the Hand Torch
- Hand torch description
  SmartSYNC® hand torches come in 75° and 15° models.
- Cutting cartridges for the hand torch
- Prepare to fire the torch
- Start a cut from the workpiece edge
  Slag produced during piercing can cause damage to the tip of the cartridge. Start the cut from the edge of the workpiece, when possible, to decrease this damage and to optimize cartridge life.
- Pierce a workpiece
  The hand torch can pierce interior features on metal. The type of pierce that you do relates to the thickness of the workpiece and the pierce capacity of the system.
- Guidelines for hand torch cutting
- Marking process guidelines
  You can mark mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum by using a FineCut® cartridge with bottled air or shop-compressed air.
- Get the most out of your cartridges
  How often it is necessary to change the cartridge on your hand torch relates to many factors.
- Hand torch components
- Hand torch dimensions
- Hand torch weights
Gouge with the Hand Torch
Troubleshoot Common Problems
Complete Regular Maintenance Tasks

Marking process guidelines

You can mark mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum by using a FineCut® cartridge with bottled air or shop-compressed air.

Before you begin marking:

Install a FineCut cartridge. Marking is only possible with a FineCut cartridge.
Set the plasma power supply output current to 9 A through 19 A.
Note:
A current setting of 9 A will give you the lightest mark. A current setting of 19 A will give the heaviest mark.

Additional considerations:

You can vary the depth and width of marks by varying torch speed, output current, and torch-to-workpiece height.
You cannot manually adjust the gas pressure when the plasma power supply is in marking mode.