Lidl plasma earning its keep

[Pete.]

I have to make a small ramp to allow a Bobcat skid steer to load a 20yd skip via the rear door so I broke out the plasma in order to cut the tapers.

For an 80 quid machine it did a rather impressive job

 

[frank horton]

good that makes me feel better as mine is still in it's box

 

[rb02259]

Njce one also have on in its box lol

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

For an 80 quid machine it did a rather impressive job

I have been impressed with mine, because it's 240V it gets used a lot more than the Hypertherm 50A or ESAB 90A which both require me to fire up the generator.

The cut quality is a bit pants in anything but the thinnest steel, but that's probably me pushing it beyond it's design limits (combined with a skill issue).

What really like is that with the amps turned down and the air turned up, the stock consumables can be used very effectively for gouging back very small welds neatly... The two big plasmas are still too aggressive for that even with proper gouging nozzles

 

[Che]

Is this the Parkside one with built in compressor? I looked at it last time they had them in but passed on it.

That looks to be a decent cut @pete ! You'd recommend then ?

 

[Pete.]

This is the one with no compressor built in. I turned up the output a bit using the control pot on the board.

For the £80-odd quid it cost hell yeah I would recommend it.

 

[Che]

This is the one with no compressor built in. I turned up the output a bit using the control pot on the board.

For the £80-odd quid it cost hell yeah I would recommend it.

Cheers Pete. At £80 it's going to pay for itself pretty quick

 

[gaz1]

Is this the Parkside one with built in compressor? I looked at it last time they had them in but passed on it.

That looks to be a decent cut @pete ! You'd recommend then ?

sometimes you are better getting your own compressor as it gives you a chance to stop while it recharges back up and you can hear it with a seperate compressor

whilst saying that a compressor of 40 litres is ample enough to run them

i can run 2 extensions one plugging in each extension down a 50ft garden and they both work just the same

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

sometimes you are better getting your own compressor as it gives you a chance to stop while it recharges back up and you can hear it with a seperate compressor

whilst saying that a compressor of 40 litres is ample enough to run them

i can run 2 extensions one plugging in each extension down a 50ft garden and they both work just the same

I have run mine on a 25lt oil free compressor successfully when working on my mate's traffic.

When it's on the big workshop compressor, I will occasionally trigger the thermal cut-out because of the runtime.

 

[gaz1]

I have run mine on a 25lt oil free compressor successfully when working on my mate's traffic.

When it's on the big workshop compressor, I will occasionally trigger the thermal cut-out because of the runtime.

yeah but nowadays you can get a cheap air compressor at 50 litres at a decent price

i prefer belt driven than direct

 

[Jelly_Sheffield]

yeah but nowadays you can get a cheap air compressor at 50 litres at a decent price

i prefer belt driven than direct

The little 25lt one is handy for working at other people's places because I can hoik it around and chuck it in the back of the ute without really feeling it.

My main compressor is a belt driven multistage IR one, and I have a second one waiting for me to fit a lister diesel engine to it... But it won't be nearly as portable as the tiny one (which is frankly a bit naff at compressing air).