Amazing technology huh....but kinda scarry too,
My Plasma had banks of cryo nitrogen which was like 3 ft away.
They let go....and I fall to the ground and shatter like glass.
I'll take a burn from welding over a lance rod thru 8" steel.
blow back slag is unforgiving : )
Had a Pigeon land in the gantry tank and swim around while cut was occuring.
Must have been a Bronx Pigeon : )
Yeah my FIL was a merchant mariner during WWII and worked on a deep sea tug before he got his welder's ticket.
Got knocked out of his bunk when the tug went aground and sunk like a rock.
He went to shore work after that.
The man knew about every alloy because he worked with the material.
Never went beyond high school. I learned to draw a decent bead from him. He sold me his 1948 Miller welder before he retired. The thing had more copper in it than most modern copper mines. It weighed a ton but could pump out 100 amp unit cycle welds all day long without stalling or overheating. I used 1/4" nickel rod on that thing and it asked for more and a free lunch afterwords.