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ok I have been playing with my Plasma cutter, a powermax 600, My Daughter saw it and figured I needed to make her something, I'm game, she wants a pair of butterfly book ends. Hmmmmmm, ok I bought this for cutting up thin metals, and small parts I may need to weld on to other projects, so what the heck right......so here is a butterfly I have not cleaned anything up yet,  WOW do I need to have a stable hand for this! ,  the antennas came out real crappy, (in fact most of it did), but I figgured I would still post my first "bug" , I found the torch can stick to the metal, (must have moved to slowly?)I think there will be more in the future for some reason..... (my wife just mentioned “I” could put rods on them and she could put them in her yard )It is cut from 1/8 steel Attached ImagesMiller Syncrowave 351, PC-300, WP18 Torch, Tec Spot Torch, Stick Hypertherm P/M 1000, 4*8 cnc plasma/router tablemiller 12vs extreme - might sell after 350pThe next lines left empty for more tools, P.S. Don't tell the wife
Reply:Cool !Cut off the antennae and weld some silicon bronze to the head.  Ball up the ends of the silicon rod when finished and they'll look great.  Also, if you want to do more stuff like that, you can buy these cheap little wood cut-outs at craft stores and use it as a template!  They work great... Ever since I got my PM35, I've been collecting a HUGE amount of odd things to use as templates for stuff like that....  Sometimes though, a creative 'unsteady hand' can give your cut-out that 'Natural' look.  Cheers,/J...Last edited by jman; 05-02-2010 at 07:31 PM.Miller Diversion 165120 amp Buzz BoxVictor Oxy/Ace Oxy/LPGSmith "Little" Oxy/LPGHypertherm Powermax 30Lot's of Misc. tools n' crap....
Reply:cool, kinda fun isn't it? I like the antenna's myself.HH187Hobart 500i plasma cutterClark 4.5" GrinderDewalt 14" chop saw30 gallom 1.6 hp compressor10 gallon pressure pot sand blasterlots of hand tools
Reply:yup, it is fun,  thinner metal and I can probably do a better job, I just happened to have some of the 1/8 left over from the cart I made   I still need to get the fine cut tips for it like I was told baout hereMiller Syncrowave 351, PC-300, WP18 Torch, Tec Spot Torch, Stick Hypertherm P/M 1000, 4*8 cnc plasma/router tablemiller 12vs extreme - might sell after 350pThe next lines left empty for more tools, P.S. Don't tell the wife