How to Easily Prevent Warping When Welding
Artist Kevin Caron shows how to easily prevent warping when welding.
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Introducing Everlast’s PowerPlasma 62i Plasma Cutter
Artist Kevin Caron introduces Everlast’s PowerPlasma 62i plasma cutter in a free how to video.
Read MoreHow to Line Up Parts Perfectly for a CNC Table
Sometimes Kevin has to improvise. He’s currently building a large sound sculpture. It has 5 big arches with bells hanging off of them. He needs to cut out the parts for the metal arches, or branches. They range in height...
Read MoreHow to Use Cutting Oil for Cutting Metal
A viewer asked Kevin to do a video about cutting oil. He’s going to compare 4 kinds of oil. Kevin has just been experimenting with different lubricants over the years. The first is in a well-used spray can –...
Read MoreWhy – and How – I Use My Bench Grinder Everyday
One tool that Kevin uses most often is a bench grinder. Some days he uses it as much as 3 hours a day off and on. If Kevin is creating a spike sculpture, he might use it 2 – 3 hours a day just cleaning railroad spikes. The...
Read MoreThe Best Way to Hold Work for Grinding
Kevin was having problems, especially when grinding nice, soft aluminum. When you put it on a metal bench to polish it, one side polishes up fine, but when you turn it over, you put all your scratches back in it again because...
Read MoreHow to Use Specialty Disks to Grind Aluminum Beautifully
Kevin is looking at one of his older 80-grit flap disks for his 4-1/2″ grinder. He’s used the grinding pad he’s showing quite a bit on aluminum, and you can see how it loads up with the metal. Lots of tiny bits...
Read More2 Ways to Adjust Z-Height on a CNC Table
Kevin had a question from a gentleman who was using a CNC plasma cutter table: How do you set the Z-height, which the distance from the work surface to the torch? How do you adjust that gap? The first thing Kevin did was check...
Read MoreCan You Cut Rusty Metal And Paint With A Plasma Cutter?
Kevin had a request the other day on YouTube from a gentleman interested in buying an AHP AlphaCUT 60 plasma cutter. He asked, “Could you show it cutting through rusty old steel or painted steel? How does it work on that...
Read MoreHow to Angle Your Plasma Cutter for the Best Cut
Kevin got a question the other day: “When you’re cutting with a plasma cutter, can you go too fast? How do you judge the correct speed for cutting?” There are a couple of things you really want to keep in mind...
Read MoreFinal Review and Special Offer!: Cutmaster 60i Plasma Cutter
Kevin has been checking out ESAB’s Cutmaster 60i beast of a plasma cutter and wants to share his thoughts about it. Not only is this plasma cutter small physically so it doesn’t take up a lot of room on your...
Read MoreTesting the ESAB Cutmaster 60i: Speed, Piercing, Arc Height
Kevin Caron is still getting used to this ESAB Cutmaster 60i 60 amp plasma cutter. First he tests the ESAB Cutmaster 60i’s speed – how fast can it cut well? He’s going to see how fast he can cut a piece of...
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