Here are three short videos showing one of my tasks at work

[Bretrick]

I work in heavy Industry operating a plasma cutter cutting steel plate from 2mm to 120mm thick.
The machine also oxy cuts.
Yesterday I oxy cut 120mm plate and thought I would share a little of it with you.
Initial piercing of the plate.

The plate being cut

Lifting the finished job lot from the plate

 

[hollydolly]

I work in heavy Industry operating a plasma cutter cutting steel plate from 2mm to 120mm thick.
Yesterday I cut 120mm plate and thought I would share a little of it with you.
Initial piercing of the plate.

The plate being cut

Lifting the finished job lot from the plate

what is the cut steel plate ultimately used for, Bretrick ?

 

[Pinky]

I work in heavy Industry operating a plasma cutter cutting steel plate from 2mm to 120mm thick.
Yesterday I cut 120mm plate and thought I would share a little of it with you.
Initial piercing of the plate.

The plate being cut

Lifting the finished job lot from the plate

That looks like very time-consuming and hot work.

 

[Bretrick]

what is the cut steel plate ultimately used for, Bretrick ?

All of these large plates go to Mine sites. The are used for very heavy machinery.
Most of the plates I cut will have other procedures done to them at other work places, ie; a beveled edge may be required.

 

[hollydolly]

All of these large plates go to Mine sites. The are used of the very heavy machinery.
Most of the plates I cut will have other procedures done to them at other work places, ie; a beveled edge may be required.

very interesting, thanks......odo you enjoy your work..?... is it really hot ?

 

[Bretrick]

That looks like very time-consuming and hot work.

This particular job took one and a half hours. One hour to pre heat the plate and half an hour to cut the plate.
All up, loading the 11 ton plate onto the bed, cutting the plate, cutting up the skeleton and removing the plate takes two hours.
It is winter time here now, so the heat is appreciated.

 

[Bretrick]

very interesting, thanks......odo you enjoy your work..?... is it really hot ?

I enjoy what I do. When everything works as it should. Can be stressful when there is a problem. Mistakes can be costly.
The 11 ton plate I used here cost at least $15,000. So mistakes need to be limited.
The work is very hot in Summer. Being Winter here now, the heat is great.

 

[Remy]

OMG that looks like hard work. And I complain the cannery was bad.

 

[Bretrick]

OMG that looks like hard work. And I complain the cannery was bad.

It is not really hard work. I use mechanical devices. Overhead crane, strong magnets. There is never a reason to use brute strength when the proper equipment is used.

 

[jpstrap]

That is some amazing equipment. I remember having fun as a kid using an oxyacetylene torch to cut up scrap cars.
Does this also use acetylene?

 

[Bretrick]

That is some amazing equipment. I remember having fun as a kid using an oxyacetylene torch to cut up scrap cars.
Does this also use acetylene?

The combustion gas is LPG. Liquified Petroleum Gas