Plasma cutter

[tinsheet]

As the title says after a budget plasma cutter, no need to cut much more than 6mms plate, farmer/fabricator friendly, it's not going to be used every day just when I have a project on the go, fed up with paying for gas.
Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[Rob Holmes]

@TomWeldingSuppliesDirect

 

[TomWeldingSuppliesDirect]

Could get away with one of these - http://www.weldingsuppliesdirect.co...-digi-cut-40m-dual-voltage-plasma-cutter.html

10MM cut & is our most affordable plasma.

 

[MrNoo]

Have one of these, found it very good and reliable along with all their stuff.
http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/welding-equipment/plasma-cutter/

 

[bkg]

Be very careful about buying plasma cutters buy once cry once been there and got the t shirt !!!!! Do not buy the sh!t out of China and I mean sh!t again be very careful !!!

 

[COWCARE SYSTEMS]

Would recommend hypertherm 45, that's what we use in our workshop. Excellent machine

 

[bkg]

Like I said buy once cry once, I've now got the hypertherm 45, and the 85 these are the dogs do dars, but not cheap but buy God are thay good !! Be warned ?

 

[tinsheet]

Like I said buy once cry one I've now got the hypertherm 45, and the 85 these are the dogs do dars, but not cheap but buy God are thay good !! Be warned ?

Don't get the £150 ones on eBay then!.

 

[bkg]

By all means but first of all go and put the same amount of money on the fire it will be easier to see the smoke coming out of it !!

 

[DX 3.90]

Have one of these, found it very good and reliable along with all their stuff.
http://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/welding-equipment/plasma-cutter/

I got the 50amp r-tech last year, use it 3/4 times a week and no complaints so far. And half the price of the hypertherm!

 

[bkg]

The r-tech gets very good write up's, you pay for what you get but just keep of fleebay, have had 3 or 4 plasma's in the past one of the cut 60 blow the main trip out of the farm after a weeks work that's a 100 amp trip fried its brain !!! Focking thing sh!t at its best !!!!

 

[Rs chunk]

Another one here with hypertherm 45 brilliant tool.

 

[How much]

We got a small sip one for ocasionl use , dont use it much but its proper handy when we do , works great for us but not a use everyday tool .
i would suggest that if your not using it much buy one your compressor will have the capacity for , they do use alot of air so pointless getting one your compressor cant cope with and consider the plug ours is a 16 amp one so wont work on 3 pin plug if you dont have a 16 amp circuit in the workshop or the right size compresssor for what you buy it could make what seem like a good deal for ocassional use a pricy buy

 

[biggles]

hypertherm 45 here too, ace bit of kit, even the 12 year old daughter used it with ease for making her school homework once.

 

[MrNoo]

If you have 16 amp requirements like mine, I just used 2 phases off the 3 phase but do now have a dedicated supply, agreed on compressor requirements but again depends on how much you use it.

 

[gorgous]

I got the 50amp r-tech last year, use it 3/4 times a week and no complaints so far. And half the price of the hypertherm!

Had a r-tech for a couple of years, only use occasionally now as bought for a specific job. Have been very pleased with it should run of 16amp supply which I do.

 

[exmoor dave]

As the title says after a budget plasma cutter, no need to cut much more than 6mms plate, farmer/fabricator friendly, it's not going to be used every day just when I have a project on the go, fed up with paying for gas.
Any suggestions appreciated.

Where are you getting your gas?

Couple places locally are doing the buy-the-bottle then just pay refill type deals.

I got a plasma a few years ago for similar reasons........still use gas just as much, really they are different tools for different jobs.

Plasma obviously better for new steel,
And safer than death trap 9" grinders ......another reason we got plasma.

Consumables are also quite expensive, esp till you master it, I still haven't! so get through rather alot of the bits on the end!



All said.......it is uber cool


Mine is from plasma part

 

[tinsheet]

Where are you getting your gas?

Couple places locally are doing the buy-the-bottle then just pay refill type deals.

I got a plasma a few years ago for similar reasons........still use gas just as much, really they are different tools for different jobs.

Plasma obviously better for new steel,
And safer than death trap 9" grinders ......another reason we got plasma.

Consumables are also quite expensive, esp till you master it, I still haven't! so get through rather alot of the bits on the end!



All said.......it is uber cool


Mine is from plasma part

BOC.
If I used it more I could justify it, may look Into buying a bottle then!
Refurbishing a west spreader and I want to do atidy job on the auger flights, fed up grinding up stuff all the time, hence after a plasma, have used them in the past just haven't had the impetus to get me own. Someone said I'm to tight.

 

[clbarclay]

Another happy r-tech user here. Got a P40HF which has been superceded by the P50HF. Claimed 16mm severance, but I have cut through 20mm plate several times. Just make sure it has a fresh consumables.

Only thing I dislike about it is the wire stand offs. The hypertherm torches with the stand off integrated in the sheild are a lot better, but most of the time I run mine without a stand off or a stand off with most of the ends cut off.

 

[Ray]

Had one of these a couple of years now: http://www.technicalarc.co.uk/index...page=flypage.tpl&product_id=63&category_id=59

Tec-arc claim the 65 I bought cuts 40mm. It certainly appears to on the video but I've never needed to cut that thick personally. I can say it certainly cuts 20mm clean though no problem at all. Before purchasing I tried a Hypertherm powermax 45 plasma and although very good, this single phase Tec-arc Opti-cut 65 machine was more powerful, British made at York and was the same purchase price as the Hypertherm. It maybe too expensive for the op's requirements, but I could certainly recommend them for the more frequent user.