The Piercing - Panasonic YP-060PF Operating Instructions Manual

10 The cutting technique and condition (continue)

10.3 The piercing

To avoid burnt, please observe the below mentioned precautions:
·During piercing, spatter may blow out, keep the hands and face away.
Before executing piercing, make the cutting start end according to 【10.1 contact cutting 】 or 【10.2
non-contact cutting 】.
·The piercing capacity
The piercing capacity of the Machine (applicable piercing thickness) is as follows:
Material
Low-carbon steel
Stainless steel
Aluminum
Copper
Piercing
Cutting
tip
Base
metal
Cutting
tip
5mm
Base
metal
Execute according to 【10.1 contact cutting 】 or 【10.2 non-contact cutting 】
Cutting
WARNING
Thickness
4.5mm or less
4.5mm or less
3mm or less
2mm or less
·For contact piercing, hold the
cutting torch horizontally inclining
5° against the base metal; for
non-contact piercing, keep the
cutting torch end 5mm away
from base metal.
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Please do not press switch
when cutting tip vertically
contacts with base metal,
otherwise it can cause cutting
tip burning loss.