Cutting glass with plasma

it was recorded through sunglasses, because the arc was sooo bright and i don't want to damage my camera...

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Cutting
• Glass
• Plasma
• High
• Voltage

[smithjordan26]

that's plastic

[8BB76E1]

@smithjordan26: not at all.. ^__^

[mockstersz]

is the glass connected to power source? or r u using non-transferred arc kind of plasma arc?

[8BB76E1]

@mockstersz: no, it's not connected. it is an ordinary arc made by modified high voltage transformer from old tv.. ^_^

[mockstersz]

That's interesting, because I thought plasma arc can only machine only conductive materials..

[8BB76E1]

@mockstersz: well.. the glass is actually melted by the heat of the arc, so it doesn't have to be conductive.. it can be seen at the beginning of cutting how the arc is stretched by the glass, so if I moved the glass into arc faster, it would isolate the electrodes and nothing would happen (unless the voltage is strong enough to penetrate the glass) but if the arc is kept on the edge of the glass, it works pretty good.. ^__^

[ggxlro]

WHAT IS THIS. I DONT SEE NOTHING... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH

[elliotmotoX]

camera's don't get damaged by light lol

[RedSnappahProduction]

this is true plasma arcs can only cut conductive materials(in this case the glass is conductive but only when it is really hot / molten)

[dnichl]

It wont damage your camera if you dont use a light filter such as sunglasses or a welding helmet. You prolly figured that by now, just wanted to mention.....