Plasma cutter recommendations

TMGT · Mar 14, 2022

dragoneggs said:
Congrats... plasma cutting is so much more enjoyable.

Yup, the only thing more fun is when you automate them!
I have a 5x10 table at home with a hypertherm PM85 (just went down from a 105 due to no 3phase at the house) and a 6x12 at work with a Hypertherm Maxpro200.

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dragoneggs · Mar 15, 2022

TMGT said:
Yup, the only thing more fun is when you automate them!
I have a 5x10 table at home with a hypertherm PM85 (just went down from a 105 due to no 3phase at the house) and a 6x12 at work with a Hypertherm Maxpro200.

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You had to go there... yep, jealous.

BravoXray · Mar 15, 2022

So, did the OP ever decide on what plasma cutter to buy?

sd455dan · Mar 15, 2022

Don't Know... Last seen Nov 19, 2018

gstrom99 · Mar 16, 2022

I bought a HyperTherm 30XP. Even my 5 year old grandson can use it (well supervised...).

LittleBill21 · Mar 16, 2022

i bought a cheap cut 50 with a pilot arc. works great for me. I don't use it enough for a more expensive machine.

Sodo · Mar 18, 2022

loads of fun!!!

Split a 3x6x.25 rect tube into channels

Big Barn · Mar 18, 2022

Sodo said:
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loads of fun!!!

Split a 3x6x.25 rect tube into channels

What are you making, Sodo?

setxjeff · Mar 18, 2022

I have a 20 plus years old Hypertherm 900 it will pierce 1” and cut up to 1.25”. Needs lots of clean DRY air. Main thing is stay with a major brand for consumables to be available in the long term. I love the drag tip and it also has standard stand off tip. 20 plus years old and parts/consumables still available is a big selling point for me.

Sodo · Mar 19, 2022

Big Barn said:
What are you making, Sodo?

Those are foundation brackets for a little shed for my lawn tractor that sits out in the weather, the poor deere....
Been intending to build it for 4 years.
All that..... then then it took just one day.

Shed for lawn tractor, nailed to dirt hillside

What do you think of this? I know you value the shelter, as will My Deere…. I pounded rebar spikes into the dirt and welded a steel bracket on. Then bolted a cedar board to the bracket. Its cantilevered. It doesn't snow like the old days. We got 9” of snow last winter. Got just 2 inches this...

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