Plasma Cutters are Uhh-gly Machines!

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Midlife

Discussion Starter · Apr 10, 2001

I tried a nice Plasma Cutter at welding class tonight, and it is very nice for cutting metal. For sheet metal, even at lowest settings, it is quite a bit of overkill. I could only get 1/8" wide cut, and ragged at that (lack of practice). I think a nice $200 air compressed die grinder would do much better than $1000 plasma cutter for working on cars. JMHO.

Getting much better at sheet metal welding. I welded up those nasty plasma cutter cuts as a butt joint. The instructor said if I could do that (and I was), then a nice, straight butt joint would be a piece of cake. Woohoo! Rusty frame rails: here I come!

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Midlife

Discussion Starter · #8 · Apr 10, 2001

OK...I agree they are easy to use, and make nice cuts. I think I used a HD unit, not one designed for thin metal (settings only went down to 1/16"). If you use one with a guide fence, it would be great, but my freehand needs alot of work! I wonder if they make smaller units...

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