plasma cutter works great. need time to accumulate skills. already teaching nephew. built welding table, and compost drums.
rebuilt old breaker box for outlet. ran 10/2 outdoor wire about 80 ft. on 30 amp breaker. works fine, no voltage drop. by the way, if you have to wrestle 3/8" plate steel, GET HELP!!! that table was heavy!!! also, the cleaner the area to be welded, the better the machine welds and the faster you learn.will fix aluminum boat next. oddly enough, the welder is extremely easy on the electric bill. welded for many hours with the tig and the plasma cutter,and the compressor was cycling regularly too, but the electric bill only went up about $10.00. i really liked that part.
p.s. (noticethe refrigerator near the welder. for cold drinks or beer. that tig gets hot, and so do you.)