plasma torch

noun

1. an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal

Example Sentences

“Somebody went through with a plasma torch and a shear and cut these things all out. That’s just awesome,” he said.

From Washington Times

Not only had Reed’s XRF machine shown that the Curry-ite had no nickel, but Reed went one step further: he had sent shavings to a professional lab where analysts used a machine that heats up materials with a 10,000-degree plasma torch.

From The Verge

Two “very cool projects … all within a short time,” Lislegard said on a recent day as she and the crew began a sort of experiment of their own - cutting for the first time one of the plates using a plasma torch tractor specially built to sever the huge one-inch-thick pieces of steel.

From Washington Times

You’ll find sheets of 16-gauge iron leaning against a wall, patterns of leaves and other common shapes used to make tracings, a plasma torch used to cut the metal and a collection of various iron-working tools, as well as jigs and clamps for securing and bending projects.

From Washington Times

Tom Hubschman adjusts his safety glasses as sparks fly from the computer-controlled plasma torch slicing through a piece of metal.

From US News