Thanks Jim,
Good suggestions I'll check on the components. BTW what do you think of this
Plasma Cutter/TIG/Stick welder combo on eBay 120095614996. I guess this is a
Plasma cutter with tig welder and arc welder does that sound right? Also
what kind of gas would this use? And what do you mean by inverted tig? Thanks
Linda
On 3/9/07, Jim Juhas <james.f.juhas@snet.net> wrote:
>
> I bought a Hypertherm machine a year ago used on Ebay for about $600.
> It is probably half the advertised capacity of this one, and at the
> time, I saw other unknown brands available. I went with a name after
> learning how dependent they are on consumables (tips and other torch
> innards) and chose a brand that would allow me to buy stuff at the local
> welding supply store.
>
> Great for cutting body panels, but you need to be careful about what's
> behind. Throws a lot of sparks. The limited capacity of mine is enough
> for my use, mostly car-like gauge steel and aluminum. Aluminum up to
> .060 cuts great, but at about 1/8" the cut is ragged. Too much heat
> dissipation, I think. Steel up to 1/8" is easy and clean, though.
> That's as thick as I've used it for. I can use torches for heavier stuff.
>
> If your convinced the machine and the supplier are reputable and
> reliable, and you can easily obtain consumables (the torch might be an
> off-the-shelf item) then that price would make it a very good deal.
> I've read, though, that some Chinese units use substandard electronic
> components that don't last. Research carefully, find other owners if
> you can.
>
> I have an inverter TIG and I am a big fan of that technology.
>
> Jim
>
> Linda Grunthaner wrote:
>
> >List,
> >I don't know very much about Plasma cutters but after seeing the videos
> on
> >this eBay listing 120095107703 I have got to get one. Does anyone know
> how
> >they work and what their limitations are for example when cutting how far
> >behind the steel you are cutting will the cutter effect and what do you
> use
> >behind the steel for cutting like distance before it will heat up the
> >blacktop or concrete garage floor? Also could I cut out sections of
> Sprite
> >rockers with it without cutting the walls behind the rockers? I also want
> >this machine for cutting general steel for student projects at my school
> >(I'm the shop teacher) because our building shop has classrooms above
> >therefore they will not allow welding equipment so I use my welders in my
> >garage for some projects.
> >
> >Also is this unit cost about average?
> >Thanks Linda
> >
> >62 California Sprite "Pinky"
> >www.freewebs.com/lgrunthaner
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