Why use a floating head?
The Watts floating torch head and floating drive clamp allow you to accurate cut distorted and damaged pipe without stressing the machine. Our competitor’s machines rely on rigidly chucked pipe that will jump in the carriage, stress the motors and create a distorted cut. Watts pipe cutting machines offer fully floating drives and torch heads for a smooth cut on almost any pipe. The unique mechanical system eliminates the cost and complexity of adding a 5th or 6th axis to the computer drives. What is the payback? If you are preparing mitered and saddled pipe by hand you can often save over 80% of your labor and 80% of your time when you switch to a Watts machine. The traditional method of making templates, torching the cut and grinding the bevel can easily take 3-4 hours for a single cut. With a Watts machine you can program the cut, load the pipe, make the cut and unload the pipe in a matter of minutes. You can save even more time by adding side loading conveyors and by programming cut
