ESAB® PT-36 and PT-600 Consumables: What Fits and What to Check

|Gregg Hinton
ESAB PT-36 and PT-600 torch and consumables

The PT-36 and PT-600 aren't hobby torches. They're mechanized, they run at amperages where a failed consumable takes the plate with it, and the parts carry prices to match.

Which makes this the wrong category to guess in.

What we stock for these torches

Thermacut® direct-replacement consumables, compatible with ESAB® PT-36 and PT-600 torches. Every part listed against the OEM number it crosses to, priced in Canadian dollars, shipped from Canada.

Thermacut® is an independent manufacturer. The ESAB® name identifies what the parts fit.

Two torches, two separate sets

The PT-36 and the PT-600 are different torches with different consumables. They aren't variations on a theme and the parts don't cross over.

Confirm which one you have off the torch itself before anything else. On a mechanized system the torch has usually been hanging there longer than anybody currently in the building, and institutional memory about what it is can be unreliable.

We stock the torches too

A torch on a mechanized system is a wear item on a long clock, and at these amperages a tired one costs you in cut quality long before it fails outright.

Part Crosses to Price
KT-1479 PT-36 Machine Torch with leads, 1.8 m 0558003850 $1,673.69 CAD
T-11208 Torch Body, PT-36 0558003804 $1,352.77 CAD
T-10283 Torch Body, PT-600 0558001825 $5,230.46 CAD

Thermacut® direct-replacement torches and torch bodies, priced in Canadian dollars, shipped from Canada. If you need a lead length we don't show, ask — measure from where the torch sits to the machine and add slack for how the lead actually routes.

The part types are different here

If you're coming from air plasma, the list will look unfamiliar. A high-amperage mechanized torch carries components a hand torch simply doesn't have — shield retainers, diffusers, electrode holders, swirl baffles, contact rings, insulators.

Two consequences.

A stack is a longer list. More parts, more places to get one wrong, and a wrong part in a torch at these amperages is not a cheap mistake.

Ordering from memory doesn't work. These parts have specific names for specific reasons, and "the round one that goes behind the other round one" is how the wrong item ends up in a box.

Work from the OEM number off your own parts, or from the manual for your torch.

What to check before you order

The OEM number on the part you're replacing. Pull the old one and read it. It's the most reliable starting point, and more reliable than the machine's paperwork if the torch has ever been rebuilt.

The amperage range on the replacement part. A direct-replacement part can cover a narrower range than the OEM part it crosses to. Matching numbers is not the same as matching fit — check the range against the amperage you actually run.

Pack quantity. Some of these ship in multiples. Our titles carry the quantity.

Send us the number

High-amperage mechanized work is where a wrong part costs the most, and it's where we're most useful — the kind of question worth putting to a person rather than a search box.

Send the torch model, the OEM number off the part, and what you're cutting. You'll get a price and a fitment answer quickly.

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TorchandTip.com sells Thermacut® aftermarket plasma and welding consumables across Canada. Thermacut® is an independent manufacturer. TorchandTip.com is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by Hypertherm®, ESAB®, Lincoln Electric®, Kjellberg®, or any other original equipment manufacturer. All OEM names, model numbers, and part numbers are used for identification and reference purposes only.

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