Severance Cutting Test with my PowerMax 45

Morning everyone!!

So, I've had this plasma cutter since I bought it new in the summer of 2011, and let me tell you, I love it. Its been very good to me, never had any problems with it, cuts great, etc...

But, I've always wondered how thick it can REALLY cut, and I decided I'd do a severance test with it when I bought it, and now a year and a half later, Im actually doing it

I had some plate laying around in increments of 1/8" all the way up to 1 1/2" steel... I didnt think I'd need the 1.5" because Hypertherm says the plasma is recommended to cut 1/2" plate and the maximum severance is supposedly 1", but I was wrong. This picture is of a cut on 1 1/4" plate:

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/o...9/IMG_2273.jpg

I was pretty impressed... The video tells the story better than I can. Hope y'all like it, was pretty fun to make ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf6LnpCJ52M

Anyway, have a nice week everyone :cool:

i have it's little brother the powermax30, and i too get better preformance than what it claimed it would do. And very long consumable life too.

Very impressive. Nice video.

I've had my Powermax 45 about 6 months, and already it'd be a tough call whether that or "something else" ;) would have to be "pried out of my cold, dead hands"... Steve

Thank you for doing this. I have been kicking around getting a plasma cutter. I kept hearing how good the hypertherm45 is, but this actually shows it.

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Originally Posted by ChuckE2009

Morning everyone!!

So, I've had this plasma cutter since I bought it new in the summer of 2011, and let me tell you, I love it. Its been very good to me, never had any problems with it, cuts great, etc...

But, I've always wondered how thick it can REALLY cut, and I decided I'd do a severance test with it when I bought it, and now a year and a half later, Im actually doing it

I had some plate laying around in increments of 1/8" all the way up to 1 1/2" steel... I didnt think I'd need the 1.5" because Hypertherm says the plasma is recommended to cut 1/2" plate and the maximum severance is supposedly 1", but I was wrong. This picture is of a cut on 1 1/4" plate:

I was pretty impressed... The video tells the story better than I can. Hope y'all like it, was pretty fun to make ;)

YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf6LnpCJ52M

Anyway, have a nice week everyone :cool:

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Very informative video!

Any chance you could borrow a Miller Spectrum Xtrem 625 and do the same test?

Debating between these 2

Miller being attractive for MVP

Glad y'all like it...

ENG: You're welcome!! I debated on buying this machine, and now I'm really glad I did... I'd highly recommend it.

ERicher: I really like my Hypertherm... IDK anyone with a Miller plasma... If I did, I'd see what I can put together...

Kinda cool to see the cut. To me it actually shows you were the cut started to get a bit weak. I have the same one and so far its been good to me too.