plazma cutter

[Chryco]

looking to buy a plazma cutter, does anyone like to share any recommendations, trying to keep it around 1300.00 expense

[Chryco Psycho]

Miller is the best & probably the most expensive also

[Ric]

I have a  Hypertherm, love it, cuts up to an inch.. 220 volts  about $2200.00 when I got mine...

[Daveh]

Buy the best you can even if you have to spend a few extra dollars, it will be the last one you buy or it is in my case.  I have the Miller 375 E-Xtreme and it's worth every penny. 

[70 Challenger Lover]

I have a thermal dynamics pak master 38xl.  I like it a lot. Had I not picked this one up from a guy at work for half price, I would have probably went with miller. I have a Miller welder and love it.

Be sure you use nice dry air for your new plasma cutter. I am told they are sensitive to that and won't last long if you don't.

[anlauto]

What do you need it for ? Starting a "Chop Shop" ?

[cuda hunter]

Be sure you use nice dry air for your new plasma cutter. I am told they are sensitive to that and won't last long if you don't.

How does it make them go bad? 

[70 Challenger Lover]

Be sure you use nice dry air for your new plasma cutter. I am told they are sensitive to that and won't last long if you don't.

How does it make them go bad?

Well I'm only repeating what I was told but I assume the moist air rusts them up inside. Hot compressed air has a ton of moisture. It could be a bunch of bull but I don't have another grand for another.

[cuda hunter]

I picked up my first plasma cutter a year ago.
Got it for 100 bucks because someone cut the cord off and tried to convert it to a 110. 

it's a nutecsys   pca30-ps

seems to work good.  Cost me another 150 to have my small engines guy go through it and fix it. 

[Mopar5]

I bought a new hyper therm around 2007 thought I would use it a lot . Used it once or twice and its been on the shelf collecting dust since then. It probably has 5 hours on it I never even used the supplies consumables that came with it up. I personally don't think they really are needed for car restoration work.

[Brads70]

I think moisture makes the consumables wear rapidly . I've used/borrowed a thermodyne plasma cutter for cutting stainless sheet metal once. Works great! I too have it on my " want" list but can't say the cost vs how much I'd use it warrants buying one.   

[Mopar5]

 Good reversible cut off wheel+ die grinder with 2 '' rolocs + Electric metal shears  + snips are more useful in restoration than a plasma cutter.