Tekton is making a splash here in Michigan. I can point out a independent tool store, a chain of lumber yards, and Meijer stores within a short drive of me. I've had to warranty one thing and the independent store took care of it ASAP. They have become the new Craftsman for me.
From what I have been told ESAB is who they copied the torch from. Honestly, I have one of these things and finding consumables on ebay shipped directly from China is the way to go. You cut out the middlemen and they are dirt cheap.
I posted recently, I have a Cut 50 plasma cutter as well, mine is Yellow but seems the same as the original poster's. Here's the video of the first time we ever turned it on. We've gotten better with it since.
Consumables are cheap on ebay, and I bought some and I don't think there will be...
For my cheapy, go to ebay and type in Cut 50 consumables. They can be had outrageously cheap. This thing is no professional machine, but it has already paid for itself with the project I bought it for.
For what it's worth a couple months ago me and a buddy got a ebay Cut 50 for just over $200. It's nothing fantastic but it works very well for what I paid. Consumables were no problem, and I ordered a whole bag of them for $16.99 on ebay that I bet lasts me a couple years. Here's a video of the...
I am not a tech, but here is my observation from the shop that I have handle alot of my repairs in a rural area. There is very little tool-truck tools at the shop other than some specialized Matco. It seems the balance is either S-K (which the Auto Value used to sell), Craftsman, and odds and...
I have a friend who has a shop in a smaller town with about 5,000 people. The tool trucks that I know for a fact make the rounds there are Snap-On, Mac, and Matco. My friend used to mostly buy his tools from Matco but the driver seems to have flaked out. The other two have given him issues with...