Quick look at a couple of German re-shippers suggests about £25 to get one delivered hereSo any German members here want to start reselling to the UK lol
Quick look at a couple of German re-shippers suggests about £25 to get one delivered hereSo any German members here want to start reselling to the UK lol
That's basically price of internal compressor one but with the pilot torch and the original no compressor unit which sold for around €80.. Charging you €70 for one of these ~€30 pilot arc torches you can get from ebay..Selling the units with the pilot arc conversion next week in Ireland. No sign of just the torch though.
Plasma Cutter - Lidl Ireland
Plasma Cutter - Adjustable cutting current (15 to 40A) **This device has an industrial plug** Durable, powerful and compact Electronically controlled,www.lidl.ie
Looks like there's an official pilot arc conversion available now, https://www.lidl.de/p/parkside-schlauchpaket-pilotzundung-fur-plasmaschneider-pspp5-a1/p100342991
but they'll only ship to a German address.
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Possibly different consumables, I'm guessing the shorter ones.Got work mates in Germany and toying with the idea of asking to get one of these pilot arc lines for me.
Been using the Lidl internal compressor version bought recently, seems to work well.
Know b*gger all about this but googled the advantages of pilot arc, main one for me seems to be ability to cut through unprepped material.
But I've also read better cuts and consumables life? - is that true?
Also does it use different consumables to the conventional toroch?
Well I've taken a puntPossibly different consumables, I'm guessing the shorter ones.
As for cuts better probably not until the arc starts to flow through the work and not just the torch return so initial cut might be messy.
For consumable life it might be slightly less as the current would be going from it and back to it till it can go via the earth. Ultimately its worth it for the hassle it saves getting a good start and consumables are cheap anyway.
Usually it's under £15 and they don't clobber you with vat, most of my Chinese purchases say £14 for the value lolWell I've taken a punt
35 Euro including 4.95 delivery to my mate in Berlin
We won't be meeting up for a while so he will post it to me, as the value is under £30 I'm hoping it won't get snared in VAT!
Forget about them..easier to find truffles in your local parkThe plasma without the compressor is in lidl soon - just a heads up!
The plasma without the compressor is in lidl soon - just a heads up!
Seems a shame,
Had one on the shelf for about 10months then a mate wanted to build a bumper.
So fired up the plasma (lidl 30amp)
Cut super clean through 3mm. And wound it right up for 12mm which it did do but wasn't clean. But sure beat blowing through discs.
Only thing we couldn't do was run the plasma flat out and the compressor at the same time due to only on a b16 breaker.
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I do have a 32 amp socket but running from a 13 amp can't see making much difference with thisI have the 40A version and since i put a 32A socket on it the thing goes through 12mm like butter...For a low end cutter i am most impressed
Make sure the torch consumables are tight as a couple of people earlier in this topic found the insulator and tip not tight enough.My one is slightly different to yours it's got another lead can't think of a word you pull the trigger and you have got an instant start even in midair
it didn't Too bad on full power through 3mm I'm running the from a 13 amp supply and a new compressor 50 L
they both run flat out no problem I fault maybe it was me so I just held the torch there didn't go through 5mm