ned
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hello there, I've had a hypertherm on my list of things to get for over a year now. I've come across a powermax 45 locally for a good price and am pretty determined to go buy it.
I asked my dad for a lend of his compressor till next month so i could play with the plasma, as i don't have the cash to buy a plasma and a compressor in one month.
I just got off the phone with him and he was trying to talk me out of buying it. He reckons the consumables are too expensive and an oxy acetylene setup will do the job as well as a plasma, and he has the bits if i need them.
i used oxy before for bending metal, but not for cutting. I enjoyed that actually, its a nice tool.
I've just finished watching some oxy vs plasma vides on youtube, and I'm once again convinced the plasma is a good purchase for me.
What I dont know is what consumables I'll have to replace regularly, where to get them and how much they cost. Can anyone tell me please?
Also compressor recommendations to suit this unit would be great if anyone has any. Is there such a thing as a quiet compressor? My dads is noisey as hell.
cheers for reading
ned .
I asked my dad for a lend of his compressor till next month so i could play with the plasma, as i don't have the cash to buy a plasma and a compressor in one month.
I just got off the phone with him and he was trying to talk me out of buying it. He reckons the consumables are too expensive and an oxy acetylene setup will do the job as well as a plasma, and he has the bits if i need them.
i used oxy before for bending metal, but not for cutting. I enjoyed that actually, its a nice tool.
I've just finished watching some oxy vs plasma vides on youtube, and I'm once again convinced the plasma is a good purchase for me.
What I dont know is what consumables I'll have to replace regularly, where to get them and how much they cost. Can anyone tell me please?
Also compressor recommendations to suit this unit would be great if anyone has any. Is there such a thing as a quiet compressor? My dads is noisey as hell.
cheers for reading
ned .