Need help picking out a plasma cutter.

[Mikeymetal]

Hey guys, I will be needing a plasma cutter in the near future, and the way it looks, might be a split purchase between me and my brother (hooda). We're 2 very different people, with different lives and interests, but we both see our dad at his old shop in Blaine on a regular basis.(hooda is currently staying about 30 miles away from me). Our dad has bought a place real close to where I live, and he needs to move what he has left of our excavating business to the new place. We have determined that to make the move easier, we will break down much of the old equipment that's not worth selling into scrap, and the big light went on that it would be a perfect way to test out the one of the everlast plasma cutters. This will involve breaking down old trtailers, tanks, pipes, brackets, trucks, truck bodies, all kinds of serious metal. We have good air and 220/230 electric at 60 amps. would the smaller one do the job? The bigger one? pleasse feel free to give your US.02. PS I think I may have stolen someone's thunder

[performance]

PowerPlasma 50 or 60. PowerPlasma 50 will do about anything you want up to 3/4" and hack through at 1".

[powercat]

My dad also owns an excavation company and knowing how heavily those machines are built and the capabilities of the pp50 I would get the pp60 and do yourself a favor, try to get them to make you a deal on the 25' torch, you'll need it. Don't get me wrong, the pp50 is a capable machine but there's no substitute for power.

[hooda]

Yes, someone has stolen my thunder. But I still have questions. I can tell that having little bro here will prove to be interesting (we're on different schedules so we don't get to see each other that often). But anyway, after we finish helping dad with the move, I've been looking at ways to capitalize on this investment. I watch a bit of cable TV, and the commercials for the torchmate tables spark some interest in a way to further justify the investment. We have a brother-in-law that has access to a thermal arc plasma cutter, but I believe that it's only a 39 amp unit. I already ran tha Idea by my dad that we'll probably need more beef than the 39 amp unit has, and of course he poo-poo's any idea that involves opening up the wallet, so if we go this route, we're on our own. I haven't spoken to Mikey about this yet, but I think that that added versatility of being torchmate compatible will reinforce my argument for investing in the new unit.

[performance]

We have a full capable PowerPlasma 60C unit coming for CNC complete with CNC torch. It can be used for hand cutting, but the torch provided is a regular CNC torch and there is a slight one time wiring alteration that will need to be done to the hand torch for the changeover. Of course most of the units will have a cnc port I believe this time, but does not provide the same level of arc sensing. I am a little fuzzy on the details, but the 60C will have a higher cost, and the hand torch will need to be purchased separately.

[hooda]

This sounds exactly like what we're looking for. I guess the next question would be will it be easy to go from CNC mode to manual mode? If not, it's not a deal breaker by any means, just curious.

[performance]

It will require a torch connection change, and according to Duncan, the connector pins will need to be moved to another hole, which is a one time things. But the connectors we use are quick connect, so removing one and installing the other should be all that is required after the initial rewire.

The 60C will be a little more expensive, and there are limited quantities.

[Mikeymetal]

so is the 60c going to be a single phase unit? I'm already pushing for coughing up the few xtra $ for the 80 amp unit. I have some pictures of one of the trailers we will be scrapping, but my computer/camera/internet combo just will not cooperate. (i think it mite be a mouse operator malfunction)

[performance]

Yes Mikey.
Give me a call if you're interested, and I'll give you more details.