[DeTomaso] Plasma cutter

Fri Jan 9 20:10:41 EST 2009

Also shut the plasma cutter off before you even think about touching the 
tip.
It sounds stupid now but I took my glove off to look at the tip.
The machine was on but I did not trigger the cutter.
I was shocked through both arms and accross the chest like I have never been 
shocked.
I think it was a Jesus moment but I am still here to tell you   DON'T REMOVE 
GLOVES AND SHUT MACHINE OFF BEFORE TOUCHING THE TIP!!!!
happy to still be alive Rich
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark" <shelbygt at cfu.net>
To: "bill gaino" <gaino at earthlink.net>; <spkorb at spkorb.org>; "Sean Korb" 
<spkorb at gmail.com>
Cc: "DetomasoList" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Plasma cutter


> 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
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>> 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
>>>> "Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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