[TheForge] Plasma cutter comparison

Fri Oct 24 17:10:01 2003

Dan

I have a Hypertherm 350 and have had no problems with it. It cuts pretty 
well up to about 1/4". Anything over that gets a little slower and sloppier.

Buddy

Dan Armstrong wrote:

>I'm in the process of comparing the following plasma cutters for eminent
>purchase:
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>Lincoln Pro-Cut 25
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>Hobart Air Force 400
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>Hypertherm Power Max 380
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>My price range is $1200. - 1300. (US) and 3/8" max. cutting ability is
>plenty.
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>Anybody have any experience/information or other suggestions to share?
>Or perhaps knowledge of consumer report info on same?
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>Thanks.
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>DanA
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>----- 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"
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>>Thought I should respond to this thread -
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>>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
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>>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
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>>the finished hammer. I'll see about posting them to the photo site.
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>>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
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>>while waiting between heats because it's fascinating to watch the
>>mechanism work.
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>>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.
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>>Thanks Bruce
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>>Cameron Stoker
>>[email protected]
>>"May you run like a vicu�a!"
>>pgp key @ http://keys.stoker.net
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