[DeTomaso] Plasma cutter

Sat Jan 10 00:25:50 EST 2009

My old Sawzall and air grinder are sounding better all the time.....

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich" <hoppe1 at cox.net>
To: "Mark" <shelbygt at cfu.net>; "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 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Plasma cutter

> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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