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class7s
March 26th, 2005, 22:01
I am looking to a buy a plasma cutter for the shop. What ones are use dmostly in the fab shops here in So Cal. ?
BOLT Performance
March 27th, 2005, 01:13
Love my Miller... Sometimes I drag it into the kitchen just to cut my Sandwich in half. :)
class7s
March 27th, 2005, 09:58
WShat model Miller do you have? Likes/Dislikes?


Love my Miller... Sometimes I drag it into the kitchen just to cut my Sandwich in half. :)
roach
March 27th, 2005, 12:03
i like that, you think it would work on pizza????
i had a miller spectrum 350. worked good for up to about 1/4" if you didnt mind doing some grinding. wasnt a big monster either so moving it around wasnt a big pain.
tmathews
March 27th, 2005, 18:18
Try www.millerwelds.com or the guys over at Welders Supply & Equipment @ 619-575-4000.
Jkrell
March 27th, 2005, 23:00
hypertherm 380 has been great to me - cuts like butter through 1/8 and 3/16 (goes a lil bigger but i havent tried it) and works on 110 or 220. not to mention the consumables I hear are less expensive than most others...all that for around a 1000 shipped on ebay.

jk
WoodyW
March 28th, 2005, 00:49
My spectrum 375 (on 220) is great for 1/4 max, it's small and convienient.Very happy with it, consumables are cheap. For the big stuff and cnc I use a Hypertherm powermax 850, plenty of power, consumables slightly more. Esab machines are great though, I'd look into those for a smaller plasma. They have a great torch design.
ZTFab
March 28th, 2005, 09:59
I have to agree with JK....I love my hypertherm 380....portable yet powerful and works on 110 or 220 with the flip of a switch......if you need more capacity, hypertherm has a bitchin' 625 model that rated at 5/8" clean cut and can sever 1"
91yotaprerunner
March 28th, 2005, 11:37
i have a hypertherm Max 43, cuts 1/4 no problem. havent tried anything bigger. its a pretty small machine, so it doesnt take up much space. consumables arent expensive at all either.
singlehanded
March 28th, 2005, 22:27
Just won an auction on ebay for a thermal dynamics 38 plasma. Got it for only $910 new-what a steal. Its got 30 amps of power and will cut thru anything I will ever need building my racetruck.
Jkrell
March 28th, 2005, 23:27
sweet buy - i think i spent about a hundy more new.

jk