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md4wheelin
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|  Subject: Plasma Torch  Sun Dec 30, 2007 12:10 am | |
| well I decided to go ahead and get a plasma torch set up. Just wondering what everyone is using or suggesting. My budget is for around a grand, and most the 120v torches ive seen in this range cut up to 1/2" or so which i'm guessing should be fine for what i'm going to be using it for.
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Rockn93YJ
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Localisation : Knoxville, MD
| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:27 am | |
| I dont remember what mine is but it was cheap and works. it was an off brand i read about on pirate. I'll look into it for ya if you like. Its hard to get a smooth cut, still got to use the old grinding wheel to straighten things up afterwards. I take it you already have an air compressor.
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mdcj7
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Localisation : Parkville, Maryland
| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:20 am | |
| Joe do not get the PARKER off pirate. it is a good price my son got it and had to fight with the guy for 6 months to get one that works.
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rockdw72
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| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:49 am | |
| | my friend has a miller but its 220 I think he paid a little less then a grand on it I don't know what model it is. The biggest thing I found with the plasma, its to make sure you have a good compressior. It will cut a lot better. |
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Grason
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| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Sun Dec 30, 2007 11:56 am | |
| get a good one, i will get lots of good use 
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md4wheelin
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Localisation : Towson, MD
| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Sun Dec 30, 2007 1:54 pm | |
| | Grason wrote: | | get a good one, i will get lots of good use |
remember all donations are excepted 
When buying larger stuff like this I tend to stick with the bigger more repituble companies incase something goes wrong with the machine. I saw Harbor Freight has one that does up to 12mm for $699. Most of their stuff is junk but they said they have a two year warrenty plan that states if anything goes wrong with in in that two years they give keep giving me new ones with no questions asked. The rest I saw that do the same thing were priced at twice as much with a limited warrenty. It would only get lite use, so I was wondering if it may be able to hold up. If not I guess i'll go with miller/hobart/lincon. With these three all seem to be in the same ball park in price on 3/8 " steel. Ive had good louck with my lincon welder so I was thinking about going and trying to find one of those on sale some were local. Does anyone know a good place local or larger internet company that carry's them on sale. As for the air supplie I got that covered as soon as the details get worked out for the shop that we should be moving into in the next month or so   
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Grason
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| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:42 pm | |
| | md4wheelin wrote: | | Grason wrote: | | get a good one, i will get lots of good use |
remember all donations are excepted
When buying larger stuff like this I tend to stick with the bigger more repituble companies incase something goes wrong with the machine. I saw Harbor Freight has one that does up to 12mm for $699. Most of their stuff is junk but they said they have a two year warrenty plan that states if anything goes wrong with in in that two years they give keep giving me new ones with no questions asked. The rest I saw that do the same thing were priced at twice as much with a limited warrenty. It would only get lite use, so I was wondering if it may be able to hold up. If not I guess i'll go with miller/hobart/lincon. With these three all seem to be in the same ball park in price on 3/8 " steel. Ive had good louck with my lincon welder so I was thinking about going and trying to find one of those on sale some were local. Does anyone know a good place local or larger internet company that carry's them on sale. As for the air supplie I got that covered as soon as the details get worked out for the shop that we should be moving into in the next month or so |
im getting i miller 230 within the next couple weeks
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md4wheelin
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Localisation : Towson, MD
| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:06 pm | |
| tell you what i'll cut you a deal, you get the torch and i'll go ahead and get a good tube bender and we can swap back and forth.
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Rockn93YJ
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| | Subject: Re: Plasma Torch Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:21 pm | |
| as it turns out the model I bought a year ago is the Hypertherm powermax 380. I had to run a new wire and breaker to run the thing but well worth it.
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