The one thing that you wonder why you didn't buy sooner?

[walhondingMF]

A home welder and associated tools.View attachment 839912

Having a welder has opened up a world of oppertunity.

 

[scootr]

I recently got a plasma cutter...What took me so long?
Every welder needs to cut metal. I wonder why it took me 15 yrs to get this tool.

 

[ArlyA]

I recently got a plasma cutter...What took me so long?
Every welder needs to cut metal. I wonder why it took me 15 yrs to get this tool.

I'm dreaming about one.....

 

[GinNB]

I'm dreaming about one.....

Look on Amazon. I got a Warfox plasma cutter a year or so ago for a stunning amount less than a comparable Hypertherm. I think it was $240 Cdn plus a couple of large packs of consumables and an air dryer. Well, 2 air dryers. The first one disappeared in transit. LOL Got everything for well under $500 after taxes and shipping.

Anyway, it works just fine for a farm. Just keep the 110-220v adapter away from idiots. It plugs into 220 but outputs 220 to the 110v format plug that comes out the back of the cutter. It "adapts" but doesn't convert. The cutter is designed to work on either from the same plug. Cost me a 140 amp Lincoln wire feed welder when some idjit thought it would be a good idea to plug it into the "adapter". I think he thought it would be a good way to not blow the 15a 110v shop breaker.

 

[BnRidge]

To be able to cut from 30ga to 3/4 plate, click a few buttons and turn right around and stick weld is a game changer for sure.
Lotos CT520D
I also put on an air/water seperator, then a motor gaurd filter for plasma air filtration.

 

[gstrom99]

I recently got a plasma cutter...What took me so long?
Every welder needs to cut metal. I wonder why it took me 15 yrs to get this tool.

Same here! It does the job, so much faster than every other cutter I've used.

 

[scootr]

Same here! It does the job, so much faster than every other cutter I've used.

Faster, easier, and safer than the disc cutter, chop saw, sawzall methods I been using for 40 plus yrs... Problem now is I'm waiting for something to cut

 

[CADplans]

While you are waiting,, build this for your plasma cutter,,

I built this one 24 years ago,,

It uses plasma,, and oxy/fuel, depending on how thick the steel is,,

 

[ArlyA]

The spouse has been happy that I've got projects fixed here at home instead of running to my work site. When I go there to weld up something that should take 5 minutes, instead I'm looking for gas, clamps, grinders etc, etc instead of welding. Here is something I just fixed at home. (Not welded yet)

 

[sd455dan]

Look on Amazon. I got a Warfox plasma cutter a year or so ago for a stunning amount less than a comparable Hypertherm. I think it was $240 Cdn plus a couple of large packs of consumables and an air dryer. Well, 2 air dryers. The first one disappeared in transit. LOL Got everything for well under $500 after taxes and shipping.

Anyway, it works just fine for a farm. Just keep the 110-220v adapter away from idiots. It plugs into 220 but outputs 220 to the 110v format plug that comes out the back of the cutter. It "adapts" but doesn't convert. The cutter is designed to work on either from the same plug. Cost me a 140 amp Lincoln wire feed welder when some idjit thought it would be a good idea to plug it into the "adapter". I think he thought it would be a good way to not blow the 15a 110v shop breaker.

I remember when my dad had a 240V adaptor he made to use 120 volt HD extension cords.

He forgot to disconnect it from the 240 source and plugged in a 7 inch hand held grinder. When he hit the power button it spun so hard it went flying out of his hand and also killed the motor. It sure supercharged it for a second or two.

 

[cj7]

Everything I have. Except not everything was available 25 yrs ago!

 

[koshari]

Type 44 LPG cutting tips, never knew there was such a thing, always wondered why i could never cut with LPG/OXY when i had acetylene tips!

Oxygen and LPG cutting nozzles perform extremely well for certain applications. Due to less carbon in LPG, there is less slag adherence to the bottom of the cut.

 

[John0829]

Type 44 LPG cutting tips, never knew there was such a thing, always wondered why i could never cut with LPG/OXY when i had acetylene tips!

I had forgotten about using LPG for cutting, first time I saw it was when my then future FIL was cutting something in his shop (a couple of hundred years ago ). Even though it does not give as hot a flame as acetylene being a small time dirt farmer and local mechanic for neighboring farmers he used it because it was less expensive.

 

[ArlyA]

LPG cutting tips seem to get dirty asap and are harder to clean out.

 

[CADplans]

I used propane as the fuel on my CNC torch for over a decade of production cutting.
The propane produced a much nicer cut edge than acetylene.

I had almost zero tip cleaning issues, but, all of my cuts had been programmed to keep the tip clean,

After preheat, the torch moved slightly, so that when the oxygen was started, the blast coming out of the cut would be directed up at an angle, rather than directly back at the tip.

Some weeks, I would go through an entire 100 pound bottle of propane, just cutting parts.

 

[ArlyA]

Who all here has a CNC torch?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Sorry. Just basic plasma cutters.

 

[ArlyA]

Sorry. Just basic plasma cutters.

That what I'm looking at. 220 ones.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Yep, 220s. Not that I need high capacity cutting all that often, but it's hard to fake it when working on thicker stuff.

 

[CADplans]

I have two 220 volt cutters,,
this one,,

and a Hypertherm 45XP,,

The ESAB is over 20 years old, I sorta retired it and use the 45XP,,
Both cut nice,,