Regarding your moisture problems: Your copper pipe on the wall is a good first step. It does not need more hose between the copper pipe and the compressor. The hose (unlike the copper pipe) provides almost no cooling as the hose material is a poor conductor of heat. To determine the effectiveness of your copper pipe, get an infrared thermometer (about $25). Measure the temperature of the copper pipe near the inlet and outlet while air is flowing. If your outlet temp is near reference temp (for reference use a short piece of copper pipe not connected to anything, This corrects for things like emissivity errors) you have done all that you can do with the pipe or any other form of radiator cooling. Your moisture separator looks a little small to me for the volume of air you are using.

I've been running a CNC plasma cutter for about 15 years now. Your cuts look fantastic!

This is really informative.

Looking good! I’m also chasing some bevel on my cuts. I’ll have to check that O-ring. I have the XR and the same Plasmadyn torch you got. Works great.

The transmission cooler was the best upgrade I have done for reducing air temps and condensing the air. Cheers.

Nice simple solution, excellent

I wonder if the bevel is on the side that is cut last before the part is finished. So when that cut is being made the weight of the part being cut causes the part to sag just slightly therefore causing the bevel? I'm also wondering if the water is too close to the part. So when it's cutting, the water is splashing on the part causing it to cool quickly and leaving the dross behind. Maybe try raising the part higher above the water? Just a couple of wild guesses.

Great work since day 1

Install a condenser and water trap between your compressor head and the tank, it keeps the majority of water from even reaching the tank to begin with! I did this to mine and very little water comes out my tank drain anymore.

Transmission cooler is a definite upgrade and make your valves on your copper pipe way longer less likely for turbulent air picking up moisture. Hypertherm is king in plasma cutting IMO

Absolutely awesome news you will be accepting custom orders! Look forward to sending you business soon!

Have you had the chance to cut some 1/2” with the cut 60? I have the sample table and plasma cutter and struggling hard with getting it to cut. Seemed like I was starting to get it dialed and then it was acting like the plasma cutter wasn’t producing the amps it says it is. Just curious if you had recommended settings. Thanks.

I was just wondering if you have cut any 1/2" MS or 5/8" and if so what were your cut settings. Thanks

Great job but I have ask have drained the compressor it self?

I may have missed it does your air Compressor have an automatic tank drain on it? They are only like $30 on eBay Mount a switched outlet in a handy place and cycle it a few times when you turn on the compressor to dispel the overnight condensation, then set the cycle times to match your conditions.

How did you get that primeweld to work. I was using one for a while and loved the cut quality. But I was getting interference and kept smoking torch height controller. I ended up with a 45xp and I’ve never gotten it dialed in.

I built a 5x10 table with a power max 85 the hypertherm electrodes are worth the money. Once you get the table tuned you will be amazed how long they last. Never counted the peirces (was alot) but with fine cut consumables I did almost two sheets of 16 GA.

Let’s hope it works out

On your home made cooler have the small lines t into a bigger line like 2” or 3 inch. When the air comes out the small line into the bigger pipe the air will loose velocity and the moisture should fall out.

For what you have spent in copper, hardware, filters, and time, your could have bought the Harbor Freight refrigerated air dryer and been done with it. A refrigerated dryer is really the only way to go for fool-proof dry air. And the HF dryer is proven to be a good performer.