plasma cutter recommendations.

[chapel gate]

I’ve got a Oil immersed one I’m going to be selling if that would suit Mike.

Thanks for the offer rich, ive actually got a very old oil immersed one, its the one im thinking of replacing as it seems to be playing up. Its in a trolley as its that heavy..

 

[StarCruiser]

Just a thought Mike. I guess an ultra lightweight inverter one may be on the Christmas list then?

 

[chapel gate]

And a good thought it was. Im not after anything fancy and shiny it just needs to work. What sort of amps is yours?
yes, ive been casting an eye over the modern inverter ones lately..

 

[StarCruiser]

180A Mike. BoC. It will run at 120A at 100% duty cycle and correspondingly less up to 180A. Would draw 40A off a 230v supply at 180A. 22.5A at 400v if you’ve got three phase available.

Excuse the cr@p but the site tranny gives some idea of size.

 

[Chris]

I bet that will do 6mm rods too! Great for welding up your Challenger II

 

[StarCruiser]

It does have a 6mm rod setting on it Chris, yes. That’ll be the 180A at probably a 60% duty cycle.

I must get out of this anorak!

 

[Mblinko]

I did a lot of research and ended up with an r-tech. It’s still in the box but I was careful to match it with my compressor.

 

[chapel gate]

180A Mike. BoC. It will run at 120A at 100% duty cycle and correspondingly less up to 180A. Would draw 40A off a 230v supply at 180A. 22.5A at 400v if you’ve got three phase available.

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Excuse the cr@p but the site tranny gives some idea of size.

That looks a great machine rich, i do like old school.
I have completely forget that we have a old mosa 180 amp petrol driven mobile welder buried in the corner of the shed, ill drag that out and see if itll fire up. Ive also had a look at the mig that went up in a puff of smoke a few months ago, it appears to be the transformer or inverter or whatever, ill see what sort of money it is to repair, its 180 amp also.

 

[chapel gate]

I did a lot of research and ended up with an r-tech. It’s still in the box but I was careful to match it with my compressor.

Which model mark? I hope you at least opened the box?

 

[Dave2000]

ended up with an r-tech. It’s still in the box

Is this something else I will be buying off you Mark?

Regards

Dave

 

[chapel gate]

Is this something else I will be buying off you Mark?

Regards

Dave

Sounds as though its in good nick dave..

 

[Dave2000]

Yep, probably never use it though Mike, I just like having toys around, sold my welder though, I have seen tidier chicken shit thrown on the floor,

I watched a friend use his plasma cutter last week, he was making a cutout on the 80 roof rack deflector for my second spare, impressive bit of kit, he free handed it around a pencilled curve matching the tyre.

Regards

Dave

 

[Richard Turner]

https://www.weldingsuppliesdirect.c.../plasma-cutters/plasma-cutter-gladius-40.html

This looks good, it has pilot arc.

 

[Mblinko]

Which model mark? I hope you at least opened the box?

It’s this one. I did open it and I polish it often.

https://www.r-techwelding.co.uk/plasma-cutter-r-tech-p30c/

 

[Mblinko]

Is this something else I will be buying off you Mark?

Regards

Dave

Umm, if I don’t get wifey’s permission to build a large garage ..... I’ll be using it once to turn her car into a cabriolet....oh, hang on it already is, well a scooter then

 

[StarCruiser]

Buy her some shoes Mark…

 

[chapel gate]

Buy her some shoes Mark…

Is that the key to success rich?

 

[chapel gate]

Borrowed a mates plasma to do a bit of rough cutting out.

its only a bit of rough work but it did work very well, it was a bit of a confined space and theres less of a fireworks show than the gas axe.