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My OH got mine in the nearest branch (Carmarthen, W Wales) for me as I was unable to get there.
Last time the store had 4 units, & a queue waiting for opening - gone in seconds.
This time no queue, and OH estimated there were 12-15 units at least available.
Do stores place individual stock order quantities I wonder?
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Scalarocco
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I'm hoping they have one left at my local one tomorrow. Had a busy day so didn't see the latest posts saying they had them in again until 4pm today. Fingers crossed...
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Heh heh, got one...!
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I went in yesterday as a test of willpower as in NOT to buy one. Determined as I was, to wait for the built in compressor ones. Thankfully they had none in so I took it as a sign.
Yes, I will be going back later...just in case.
Yes, I will be going back later...just in case.
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plenty in stock in Orkney, resisted the urge to get one though.... i alread have 2 plasma cutters! 
i did think about it for the farm though, but i might just finally look for a new torch for the old cebora prof 50 instead, its a good machine still!
i did think about it for the farm though, but i might just finally look for a new torch for the old cebora prof 50 instead, its a good machine still!
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I went this morning for some 0.6mm Mig wire, local store only had 1 roll, but at least 3 plasma cutters.. resisted the urge to buy one..
Just got back, went to another local store and bought another reel of wire, they had several, tempted to buy 2 more…they also had at least 3 plasma cutters, but again resisted..I can’t really justify £150 for summat that I’d use once in a Sheffield flood….besides, ain’t got any matl that would require a plasma for cutting…
Im sure some of these cutters will appear on marketplace at vastly inflated prices…
Just got back, went to another local store and bought another reel of wire, they had several, tempted to buy 2 more…they also had at least 3 plasma cutters, but again resisted..I can’t really justify £150 for summat that I’d use once in a Sheffield flood….besides, ain’t got any matl that would require a plasma for cutting…
Im sure some of these cutters will appear on marketplace at vastly inflated prices…
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i never looked much at the wire, is it any good? just plain wire on small spools?
could be handy for my little kemppi mig
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Dunno, all I know it’s gasless Mig wire, they had 3 sizes, 0.6/0.8/0.9. For £5 it’s worth a punt imho..,
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I knowplenty in stock in Orkney, resisted the urge to get one though.... i alread have 2 plasma cutters!
i did think about it for the farm though, but i might just finally look for a new torch for the old cebora prof 50 instead, its a good machine still!
why is it they come in when I’m chasing invoices?!
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I have two unopened Machine mart 1kg reels of mild steel fluxed cored 0,6 mm Co2 wire .. found them in a drawer a couple of years after I got my triple mode welder & a Co2 cylinder .. & had sold the old Co2 gas less welder
Don't know if they are any good they must be around seven years old , in original blister packs , are FOC if you cover the postage of about 2kg or want to drop by and pick them up.
Don't know if they are any good they must be around seven years old , in original blister packs , are FOC if you cover the postage of about 2kg or want to drop by and pick them up.
I hooked mine up last night just to try it & check it worked.
Connected to my 100L compressor, connected up the Torch & Earth, dug out some old 3mm thick slightly rusty Angle & an offcut of 30mm box (still with millscale on)...
Pilot arc ok.
First efforts at cutting I was underwhelmed, then it got worse.
The replaceable end looked kaput really fast, & the nozzle underneath a bit too.
I changed both & had another go, and it was definitely better.
I dare say it takes a bit of practice to he able to use one half-decently (& maybe I was the problem that screwed the first tip?).
Somehow I expected it to have more oomph given that its supposed to cut 9mm steel
Connected to my 100L compressor, connected up the Torch & Earth, dug out some old 3mm thick slightly rusty Angle & an offcut of 30mm box (still with millscale on)...
Pilot arc ok.
First efforts at cutting I was underwhelmed, then it got worse.
The replaceable end looked kaput really fast, & the nozzle underneath a bit too.
I changed both & had another go, and it was definitely better.
I dare say it takes a bit of practice to he able to use one half-decently (& maybe I was the problem that screwed the first tip?).
Somehow I expected it to have more oomph given that its supposed to cut 9mm steel
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I hooked mine up last night just to try it & check it worked.
Connected to my 100L compressor, connected up the Torch & Earth, dug out some old 3mm thick slightly rusty Angle & an offcut of 30mm box (still with millscale on)...
Pilot arc ok.
First efforts at cutting I was underwhelmed, then it got worse.
The replaceable end looked kaput really fast, & the nozzle underneath a bit too.
I changed both & had another go, and it was definitely better.
I dare say it takes a bit of practice to he able to use one half-decently (& maybe I was the problem that screwed the first tip?).
Somehow I expected it to have more oomph given that its supposed to cut 9mm steel
Did you fit the first ones yourself?
If factory fitted they might not have been tightened correctly.
Also, the quality of the cheap consumables seems to vary with each one so I wouldn't be surprised if simply swapping them over improves things.
They don't make a massive issue out of cutting 3mm thick. Get a bit of 8mm and see what happens before judging it too much..
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Check you have sufficient air coming out of the nozzle.
Just because you have a 100 litre tank on the compressor doesn't necessarily mean your compressor is coping.
I found out the hard way that the nozzles burn out fast with insufficient air.
First time when I forgot to turn the compressor air tap to on.
Second time when the Aldi compressor died ...
Just because you have a 100 litre tank on the compressor doesn't necessarily mean your compressor is coping.
I found out the hard way that the nozzles burn out fast with insufficient air.
First time when I forgot to turn the compressor air tap to on.
Second time when the Aldi compressor died ...
Good shout! You're bang on - I just tried it with the fitted bits - it never occurred to me that they might not be fitted correctly (dumbass mistake in hindsight). They did seem only finger-tight when removing now I think on it.
The OH did get a box of spare consumables as well when she picked it up, so I have a couple of spare ceramics (heat shields?) as well as a few extra centre nozzley thingies.
My brief play did highlight it needs a bit of practice and some sort of guide fence if you hope to get clean straight cuts - I was all over the place!
I do have my 50yo 150L (I think, though it might be 200L) Ingersoll-Rand model 30 which I can hook up to it - I tried on the 100L Clarke as its a lot more portable - but yes, next time I'll try running it off the hefty lump
