Posted: April 14, 2025 | Last updated: July 11, 2025 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!

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. If ...

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