Opinions on plasma cutters?

[alanganes]

I lost track of the original thread, so this may have been discussed already. If so, feel free to disregard.
And I do know it's not what you are...

[alanganes]

Thanks, again.

Lincoln makes one with a compressor as well, but as I have a reasonably decent compressor I don't think on board compressor...

[alanganes]

I do know that Hypertherm are top shelf machines, not made too far from here either, which not a bad thing. The 45XP may be stretching the budget a bit...

[alanganes]

Let's say that I have about an $1800 budget that I want to put towards a plasma cutter. I am a home shop guy who takes on the very occasional small project...

[alanganes]

I have been idly looking at making one of these just for the fun of it on and off for a while. I did find this write up that cites some design principles...

[alanganes]

Yes, you got it right, it's a 5310, no idea when it was made but 70's to 80's seems plausible. I think in this case "boat anchor" is not unreasonable...

[alanganes]

I have a pretty ancient Milwaukee hammer drill that uses 7/16” shank bits like in the picture . While the bits are still available they a pricey and...

[alanganes]

If I can't just try the mating part on the part I am making I use thread wires. A set of them is not overly expensive and they really are not very difficult...

[alanganes]

Roger,

I know Facebook gets it's share of (somewhat deserved) hate around here, but if you want info on old Tek scopes there is an "Old...

[alanganes]

I think this is the point exactly. When you are talking about two hammers of equal weight, then it comes down to stuff like balance, the elasticity of...

[alanganes]

I can't imagine. Please do keep us updated on your status....

[alanganes]

Ah, I completely missed the store location and the .ca in the URL. Thanks for setting me straight!...

[alanganes]

Wow, those got pricey. I got one a few years ago for 22 bucks I think.

Anyhow, it works ok for general cleanup stuff. I keep it by my milling...

[alanganes]

I had this situation come up a year or two ago when my boss gave me a $100 gift card for something I'd done at work. I bought myself a NOGA arm and mag...

[alanganes]

It's funny that it never even occurred to me to look to see if there was something like this out there. I guess my DIY reflex is a bit over the top, like...

[alanganes]

I don't have a photo handy, but I made mine using a cast steel storm drain cover, the type that is about 2 feet square with square holes in it. Got it...

[alanganes]

My original MIG setup used an aluminum tank of the sort used for soda post-mix machines in stores and such. I got an adapter from the local welding shop...

[alanganes]

Just a bit of machining but I finally finished up this simple little thing that I have had half done for too long:


It's an adapter...