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optmusprimer
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Thinking of getting one, at the most I am cutting radius arms which are pretty thick but usually 1/4 and under chassis parts. The Eastwood Versa Cut is what I am looking at right now ( http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-plasma-cutter.html ) but I've heard about a really nice small unit made by thermal dynamics?

10/6/2011 11:29:38 AM

Dr Pepper
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Hypertherm, we've got a CNC setup with one in our shop, and I've been rollin dirty in the civic with a Powermax30 "briefcase" unit for a week or so now


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[Edited on October 6, 2011 at 11:36 AM. Reason : AND good god make sure you ahve enough air, iirc that PM30 uses like 6SCFM]

10/6/2011 11:36:07 AM

fregac
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You might want to consider Techshop . . . . rather than buying, you can pay a monthly membership there and use some of their really nice stuff. They have a normal plasma torch, MIG TIG and stick welders, and a massive 12'x8' CNC Plasma table.

Not for everybody, but worth taking a look at (they do tours/etc to give you a feel for the place): http://techshoprdu.com/

10/8/2011 2:25:25 PM

Kickstand
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Hypertherm seconded

10/8/2011 7:47:02 PM

optmusprimer
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I need this for cutting frames and engine mount brackets and stuff not for fabricating anything... an oxy acetylene torch would probably work as well but I dont feel like refilling tanks.

10/11/2011 12:11:11 PM

Dr Pepper
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IMHO,


"if you're going to be spending money...."

10/11/2011 12:29:37 PM

optmusprimer
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Just saying, techshop wont help me in any way

10/11/2011 12:35:00 PM

tripleD4u
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We have a Miller Spectrum 875 in the shop and it works pretty damn good but it is also a chunk of change if you not using it all the time..

10/12/2011 8:46:13 PM

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