In this video I demonstrate how I turned an arc lighter into a mini hand held plasma cutter! A big thanks to Soylent for sponsoring this video! Check them out here and get 50% off your first case ...

What do you get when you combine an arc cigarette lighter and some scrap glass and metal? [NightHawkInLight] created a simple plasma cutter project along with some hot glue and a few simple tools.

As [Jake von Slatt] explains it, there are two kinds of plasma cutters on the market: high-frequency (HF) start and pilot arc start. The basic difference is that HF start cutters, which comprise ...