Do all Plasma cutters use air?
If so, Is there anyway to use a plasma cutter if your out on site at a job and don't have air?
I'm looking at buying the Supercut 50P but I am wondering how I could use it on a job site with no access to air...
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Question about Plsma cutter in general...
Do all Plasma cutters use air?
If so, Is there anyway to use a plasma cutter if your out on site at a job and don't have air?
I'm looking at buying the Supercut 50P but I am wondering how I could use it on a job site with no access to air...
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Every plasma cutter I know of needs air. I would guess you need O/A cutting torch for job site. Maybe you could use large nitrogen tank with plasma? I don't know if it would work maybe someone smarter than me will chime in.
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They all need regular air. You could use a portable 20gal 120v compressor.
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I was thinking in welding class, the instructor had a plasma hooked up to a gas bottle. Maybe Nitrogen!?!? I could be wrong of course I'm never wrong.... :/
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Ahh, You may have found a use for my lonely Nitrogen bottle!!!!! What does Nitrogen cost to refill???... Still think going to bottled air if you are going with a bottle.
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If it would work, I could make a portable air tank and just fill at the shop. Of course it would be a very limited window to cut
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what size plasma do you have they show different air specs for what one it is
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it would work for about a minute or so . my 50 will empty my 80 gallon tank fast know since forgot to turn my compressor on one day and it empty it really fast
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What is the cfm needed for a Plasma.. or for the Supercut 50P Plasma?
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He who's buys a S**t ton of toys will get killed by the wife!!
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not if she left you and ran away with another guy lol
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Only if she catches you lolHe who's buys a S**t ton of toys will get killed by the wife!!
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CGCINC get the PowerPlasma 50. It will run circles around the SuperCut. IGBT is vastly superior. I had a SuperCut 50 and upgraded right away.
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I have the powerplasma 50 but like the features on the powerplasma 60c also since low frequency so works for a cnc table = IGBT = is the way to go night and day difference in cutting and more durable than mossfets
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What about the Blowback start? The Powerplasma 50 is the only one with that?
Also, I like the option of running on 110v just in case....The Powerplasma 50 says it's an option but what does that mean?
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5.0 cfm at 70-90 psi have friend that got a gas compressor from harbor fright works good http://www.harborfreight.com/212-cc-...sor-68140.html lol i need one of these for a back up compressor at my shop
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I'm getting ready to buy a generator from Northern so the compressor has got to wait.... But, that's not a bad deal!
Next purchase after the generator is the Plasma cutter
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Specs are 55-70 psi/ 3.5 cfm Pretty good quantity of air.
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