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Cheap Plasma Cutters?
vtsteam:
That's great Andrew, but no room or money for that.
I'd love to get away from clanking tanks around rough ground in a cart and using lots of extra oxygen just for cutting dimensional stuff. Plus the gas torch setup, Finding the damn striker and lighting, adjusting, then the shutdown of each gas, purging the regulators, wasting more gas, etc etc. It's a big waste of time and materials if you only have one cut to make for a project. Or want to burn off a bolt, a piece of rebar, etc. It would be nice to just flip a switch and cut something, as and when needed. And I also think hand cutting curves in sheet stock will be easier than with my propane cutting torch. It's gotta be more economical. I dunno, haven't ever tried with plasma, so I can't compare.
awemawson:
Why not hire one for a weekend and see how you get on. Then you can make decisions from your own experience.
vtsteam:
Andrew I doubt anybody in our area rents out $200 plasma cutters, and even if they did, we're minimizing contact these days.
After much poring over details I've decided to take a chance on a factory refurbed Amico CUT50 with 1 yr warranty. Costs about the same as the numerous other new cheap odd branded models on ebay.
I liked the specs better, included adapter cord, and the AG60 torch included compared to some of the others. Could be a mistake, but what the heck. Will arrive couple days after my birthday. One hopes.......
howsitwork?:
Steve and as it’s a birthday present it don’t count Good luck
learned that one years ago.
Happy Mew Year, let us know how much fun it is please?
I’ve just been playing with my cheap MIG making a couple of new rests for the wood lathe. I won’t win any prizes for the welding but not had any practice this year and penetration was good ( read that as scorched the bench underneath)
awemawson:
Happy Birthday Steve,
What’s it like to be 21, remind me 😀
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