Not in the shop to look and it's too dam hot to go outside but the one I have I bought 10 years ago and it was over 6 grand. Like wit most things, you get what you pay for and that includes plasma cutters.
Can you drag with it? On Amazon, I think I read they don't offer drag tips.
Because not all plasma conduits are the same size. Sometimes you have to cut the plasma down to fit. Just like sending the smaller people into the Jeffries tubes.....Forgive my ignorance, but a Plasma Cutter sounds as useless as a Hot Water Heater. Why would you need to cut plasma?
I have a Everlast TIG and also their mig and and very happy with their equipment . Never used their plasma
Because there hard to fit into a hot dog if they arnt cut down.Forgive my ignorance, but a Plasma Cutter sounds as useless as a Hot Water Heater. Why would you need to cut plasma?
That's an interesting welding table!
You gotta cut it and fork it, before you eat it.Forgive my ignorance, but a Plasma Cutter sounds as useless as a Hot Water Heater. Why would you need to cut plasma?
My Lotos came without specific wiring but was capable of 120 or 240. I chose 240 and made up a locking plug pigtail that let me plug it into the same outlet my AC/DC welder used. There was no specific instructions for different consumables with different voltages. I thing the transformer just puts out the same current/voltage no matter what the input is. If you use 120 it will use twice the amps as if you use 240. Shouldn't matter to the plasma end of things. 240 is a little more efficient on the input of things as with most appliances.
I have used mine both 240 and 120V. I disagree on the power output though. It definitely has more output on 240v input.
I bought one of those with a slight variation. Mine is a 3-in-1 machine, tig, stick, and plasma cutter. I love it. The machine works great and is very lightweight for portability when needed, (and that's more often than you might think.) I've had it a couple of years now and have no complaints.
Oh I have and will keep my Oxy acetylene, In fact just replaced the hoses and instead of having my Acetylene gauge rebuilt just bought a new Victor. Will need to swap tanks eventually . I am sure it will be a shock when I see the refill price at CO-OP I would keep the Oxy set up just for stuck brake drums and heating bending if nothing else.sd455dan, interesting that you saw a difference in output on the higher voltage. I had 240 plug already in place and never tried it on 120. Maybe that is why I was so impressed with it first time out.
I know it will slice through 5/8' high carbon cutting edges with no problems if you don't try to go too fast. If I am not using a very good technique sometimes I will get a lot of slag or closeups behind my cut, but that is on me, not the machine.
Sounds like there are a lot of good machines out there at reasonable prices these days. I was reluctant to give up the oxy/acet setup but not as reluctant as paying for gas and bottle rental prices, not to mention I always seemed to run out in the middle of a project on a weekend when the welding store was closed. Plus it was a 30 mile round trip to go fetch new bottles.
A plasma cutter was one of the best investments in my shop next to a big air compressor and a lathe.
I don't know what you are going to be cutting but I have a plasma cutter and use the little Eastwood metal cutting saw the most. The plasma cutter requires a lot of air and the consumables are expensive. It is great for shape cutting however.
That's why I don't want to spend a lot, coz I won't be using it all the time, BUT...I find myself hacking off metal things with a recip saw or angle grinder enough to want a better tool to hack them off with.
