[DeTomaso] Plasma cutter

[shelbygt at cfu.net]

I see Miller makes a Plasma cutter too.  I have a Millermatic Mig  
welder I bought 20 years ago and it still works great.  Of course it  
doesn't get a ton of use.  I may try to grab a used one off of Ebay. I  
don't do a lot of metal work but it's nice to have the tools when I do.

I'm putting a V8 in an old Econoline and neet to fabricate a  
transmission mount and crossmember with motor mounts.  These things  
came with straight 6's only so I might try to modify an existing  
crossmember.  To do that I'll need to cut the old mounts off and it  
seems a plasma cutter would be the best way.  I'm sure I'll find other  
uses once I have it.  That's just the current need.

Quoting Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>:

> On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 9:57 PM, <shelbygt at cfu.net> wrote:
>
>> A little off the subject, but does anyone have suggestions for a
>> plasma cutter for the do-it-yourselfer?
>>
>
> Even if you get a cheap one like I did, you'll wonder how you got through
> life without it.  It makes you go "Buah-hah-hah-hah!" sort of like 5000RPM
> in 2nd gear does.  I have a bottom of the line Drag-gun with an onboard air
> supply.  It's heavy, but compact and I can bring it to any site that has a
> 110v outlet.  It won't do more than 3/16" plate though and it complains a
> bit doing that.  Now I'd like to have a larger model with shop air, but I
> won't be trading this one in :)  It's great for junk yard duty and will cut
> a car into as many pieces as you please.  It's just not as much good for tow
> hitches :)  Here's an ad for it from Grainger
> http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/5UV90
>
> It has some consumables; they come in bags full and that seems expensive but
> there are 10 or so electrodes per bag.  I'd get a bag of electrodes and a
> bag of nozzles.  The nozzles last through 5 or 6 electrodes... I'd say one
> electrode per car that you back halve:
> http://www.bacomatic.org/~dw/cars/suprang/2bits.htm
>
> --
> Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
> '65, '68 Mustangs, '68 Cougar, '78 R100/7, '60 Metro, '59 A35, '71 Pantera
> #1382
> "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
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