Creating a Fast-Melting Plasma Cutter for Science Projects

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Creating a fast-melting plasma cutter requires high voltages, control mechanisms, and compressed air, making it a complex project. The discussion emphasizes that converting a welder for this purpose is not feasible. For safety and practicality, purchasing a plasma cutter is recommended unless one has advanced electrical engineering knowledge. Additionally, there is curiosity about whether plasma is attracted to magnets, hinting at a potential project involving magnetic fields. Overall, the project is ambitious and may pose significant challenges for a science project.
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I've been wanting to make a plasma cutter that can melt metal fairly fast. I was just wondering how to! Also I was wondering if plasma is attracted to magnets, because I want to make a sort of force field but won't go into details.

I want to do this for a science project and info would help!


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You need big dangerous voltages, ways to control these voltages, compressed air and the torch/leads. You can't convert a welder to one either.

Unless you're going to turn into an electrical engineer I would leave this one alone and just buy one.
 
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