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11-16-2007, 12:37 PM | #21 |
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11-16-2007, 12:51 PM | #22 |
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11-16-2007, 02:26 PM | #23 |
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11-18-2007, 11:08 AM | #24 |
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Re: Cutting torch
Well, did you buy the torch? If so, how did it work out? I've got a mig welder which works great for welding but end up doing all my cutting with a grinder and a cutting wheel attached. I think a small torch like this one would be great for the few times I need to cut heavy steel.
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11-18-2007, 11:46 AM | #25 |
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Re: Cutting torch
Yep I bought the torch but still need the tanks. This will be one of my most useful and fun tools besides the MIG welder.
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11-18-2007, 01:37 PM | #26 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Cutting torch
Did you buy the one on ebay or pick up a similar one somewhere else? BTW, how long are the hoses that came with it? I noticed some of the people posting on this subject said they hoses were too small.
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11-18-2007, 03:52 PM | #27 |
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Re: Cutting torch
I bought the one off ebay for $48. The hoses aren't the longest out there but they should be fine for what I need. They're about the same lenght as the ones we use at welding class. Compared to the price of other torches, this seems like a nice kit.
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11-19-2007, 11:28 PM | #28 |
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Re: Cutting torch
Went to check on how much it would be to rent the oxygen and acetylene tanks and it will cost 18.95 a month for the 2 tanks after paying a $150 deposit or I could buy them for $200. Thats a really good deal for buying them but the renting doesn't make sense. It seems expensive to fill the tanks. I think it was $50 for the acetylene and $30 for oxygen. These aren't even the big tanks. Saving up for a plasma is starting to look like the way to go now. Only thing is you can do more with an oxyacetylene setup than with a plasma like heating and bending. Ahhhhh decisions!!
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11-20-2007, 02:19 AM | #29 |
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Re: Cutting torch
I did rent tanks years ago but quit cause it always seemed to be sucking money from me. I gave my torches to a friend so now when I need to use some I just ask him to do it, He has tanks and pays for the gas. I don't really have much come up that I need torches for, I have a little map gas torch and most steel bends pretty well without heat. My plasma cutter will heat up steel but others i have used don't work that way. I think most of them you have to be in close contact with the metal for them to work. Mine will burn no matter what so you can just stand off a few inches from the metal to heat it up if you want but it doesn't have the covrage a gas torch does. It really is a lot like a gas torch just much faster, well after all plasma is a gas just really really hot. They also cut any type of metal not just steel but are better suited for thinner metals. If you were always cutting 1"+ thick steel, gas is probably a better choice because of the cost involved. The plasma cutter uses elextrodes and nozzles which burn up as you use them. they can be kinda pricy depending on model. I am no expert on plasma cutters these are just a few things I have noticed from using them
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11-20-2007, 10:47 PM | #30 |
The Fabricator
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Re: Cutting torch
What brand plasma cutter do you have? At my tech college we use a PakMaster 50xl and that thing is a blast to cut with but it's a $2000+ machine. I'm going to have to sell a lot of lemonade this summer to save up for one of those.
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