[DeTomaso] Plasma cutter

[Mark]

Yikes!  Thanks for the heads up!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bill gaino" <gaino at earthlink.net>
To: <shelbygt at cfu.net>; <spkorb at spkorb.org>; "Sean Korb" <spkorb at gmail.com>
Cc: "DetomasoList" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Plasma cutter


> We used mine last week to gut my muffs. My stepson used it for an hour 
> without eyewear and it fried his eyes very bad. We did not think much 
> about the flash because it is under the handle. Dont make this mistake! 
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: shelbygt at cfu.net
>>Sent: Dec 26, 2008 7:24 AM
>>To: spkorb at spkorb.org, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com>
>>Cc: DetomasoList <detomaso at realbig.com>
>>Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Plasma cutter
>>
>>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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