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Anyone using Plasma Cutters opposed to OXYAC Cutters???
If so what AMP Plasma Machine?
I have been welding Stick, Tig, Mig Oxy/act for over 50 years.
When welding on Nuk Subs HY80 & HY100 Stick and then small jobs I liked "PulsARK. Don't see that around that much. There must be something newer in the past 40 years. But Pulse Ark was the Nuts. It was Wire Feed and the Arc was like a small painting brush.

Anyway
Does anyone use Plasma Cutting now??
Looking at getting an 80 AMP
Thanks
Len & Jill
 
What's your max thickness I use 40 and 60 amp, are you using it on a Cnc or handheld? Make sure you have a air compressor to handle your plasma cutter, I use a 80 gallon twin pump.
 
SO I HUNT said:
What's your max thickness I use 40 and 60 amp, are you using it on a Cnc or handheld? Make sure you have a air compressor to handle your plasma cutter, I use a 80 gallon twin pump.
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We have a Quincy 60Galon Two Stage Four Cylinder Compressor.
Basically use for Cerakoting.
Can use for "BLASTING" IF WE WANT.
Most of our metal is <1/4" and would not look for more than 5/8". Don't have CNC Yet.
Not looking to cut metal designs/ Would use our Laser for Thinner metal TO DO THAT.
We have Laser Engraving Cloudray MOPA 60W Fiber
We have a big setup of Harris OxyAct equipment. Two sets of large tanks, all Harris Cutting Torches and welding Tips. We also have Two sets of Jewelry Welding Torches (tips)
Between the Arc Welding and OxyAct I can weld everything from a Nuke Sub to the "CRACK OF DAWN".

We have a complement of outside machines for Land Clearing and LandScaping.
Recently purchased a Kubota MX5400, LA1065FEL, 3rd Function Valve, BH92 Backhoe with a Thumb and a 18' & 10 Bucket.
72" Industrial Root Grapple, 72" Industrial Tiller, 60" Forks for Forklift use.
Stihl MS391, Chainsaw and Four other chainsaws, a 37 Ton Log splitter.
We have over $xxx,xxx,xxx in a State of Art GS Shop and another $xxx,xxx,xxx in outside machinery.
 
40 amp is probably more than capable of doing what you're looking to do.
I use my cutters for big bore piping stainless and aluminum pipe.
I use driers on my plasma cutters best investment for plasma cutters.
60 amp and dryer used with a gas compressor you're looking about $18000, shop setup maybe $9000 using your air compressor?
 
I have the yeswelder 65ds. Unless you're cutting 3/4 plate, like others have said, 40-50 amp is fine.

It's max amps is 45 on 120v and 65 on 220.

Not HF pilot arc. It works well for the price. I cut most stuff on a metal cutting bandsaw. I actually got the plasma cutter for doing axle modifications on some of my 4x4s.

 
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SO I HUNT said:
40 amp is probably more than capable of doing what you're looking to do.
I use my cutters for big bore piping stainless and aluminum pipe.
I use driers on my plasma cutters best investment for plasma cutters.
60 amp and dryer used with a gas compressor you're looking about $18000, shop setup maybe $9000 using your air compressor?
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Yep
Have TWO systems for "AIR" DRYER because of the Cerakote and wanting perfect "Cerakote Job".
Lance I need to talk with you some time.
I will PM you with our #s. Right now it is hard with Jill's mom having Terminal Cancer. we are going day by day.
I pulled the Plug on a 80AMP Plasma two nights ago. I might just get a 50AMP, just because have invested about $100k this last month.
Hoping that we get a new administration in and our stocks will fly!!!
Thanks
Len & Jill
 
I have a CNC with a 40 amp Hypertherm cutter. It's great up to 1/4", past that the cut quality and dimensional accuracy degrades past what I consider acceptable for a CNC. It'll cut 1/2", and I'd consider the results acceptable for anything I'd cut by hand.

I've never regretted buying more machine than I think I need. 40-50a will probably do what you're talking about just fine, but if you have the means to get and run a more powerful machine I'd definitely do it.
 

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