[TheForge] Plasma cutter comparison

Fri Oct 24 14:05:01 2003

I'm in the process of comparing the following plasma cutters for eminent
purchase:

Lincoln Pro-Cut 25

Hobart Air Force 400

Hypertherm Power Max 380

My price range is $1200. - 1300. (US) and 3/8" max. cutting ability is
plenty.

Anybody have any experience/information or other suggestions to share?
Or perhaps knowledge of consumer report info on same?

Thanks.

DanA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cameron Stoker" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Responses to "Possible new TH design"

> Thought I should respond to this thread -
>
> I bought a set of plans from Bruce several years ago for the
> grasshopper hammer, and they sat quietly for some time, but about a
> month ago I ended up needing to clean out my scrap pile, and realized
> there were many shapes of stock appropriate for the GH. Spent about
two
> and a half weeks of more off than on working at building the
> grasshopper hammer, and finished it about the beginning of this month.
> I took some photos of the building at several stages, and one or two
of
> the finished hammer. I'll see about posting them to the photo site.
>
> I have since been very busy and haven't been working on projects where
> a treadle hammer was the appropriate tool so I have probably only used
> the hammer for about an hour.  The bearings are just starting to
> break-in and get really smooth - I sometimes just bounce the head a
bit
> while waiting between heats because it's fascinating to watch the
> mechanism work.
>
> I think this hammer will really come into its prime when I've had time
> to make a few die sets. I mainly just used it with some top tools over
> a lead block to clean up lines in some bronze repouse. Very nice to
> have the all the adjustments available.  The action is very smooth.
>
> Thanks Bruce
>
>
>
>
> Cameron Stoker
> [email protected]
> "May you run like a vicu�a!"
> pgp key @ http://keys.stoker.net
>
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