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Marking steel for cutting with a plasma cutter
jacko - 3/10/13 at 05:18 PM

Hi all what type of marker do people use to mark steel for cutting with a plasma cutter
thanks
jacko

Minicooper - 3/10/13 at 05:32 PM

I use these for metal marking

http://waltersandwalters.co.uk/Marking-Metal-Steel-Markers/edding-2000-ink-marker-pens

Cheers
David

theprisioner - 3/10/13 at 06:50 PM

White paint markers:

ebay:310759654454

davev8app - 3/10/13 at 09:35 PM

French Chalk 10 Flat Sticks Welding Engineers Fixings

neilp1 - 4/10/13 at 08:18 AM

^^ what he said ^^ french chalk

file on side down to give you a nice fine line.

carlknight1982 - 4/10/13 at 10:27 AM

French chalk

907 - 4/10/13 at 11:05 AM

I mostly use scribers in one form or another.

Scriber & rule, dividers, trammels, etc.


If you cut to the side of the line so that the line just shows after the cut
then you still have a line to grind (flap disc) to when you clean up the cut edge.

With other methods the line disappears with the heat from the cut.


HTH
Paul G

neilp1 - 4/10/13 at 11:49 AM

Problem with scriber is seeing the line with dark lenses.

We always use french chalk and then centre pop line at work.

Uphill Racer - 11/10/13 at 10:51 PM

Or you could tack some scrap together and do this.

[URL=http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i187/uphill-racer/plasma1.mp4][/UR L]

[Edited on 11/10/13 by Uphill Racer]