SouthernIllinois
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Came in today.
I bought it during their flash sale with a 110 piece consumable package.
1. Well packaged - no damage. Shipping time was only about 5 days to the Midwest. FedEx delivered it.
2. Damned thing is TINY! I expected it to be small based on the description but I guess I visualized it a little bigger. It’s the size of a high top work boot box. I believe the weight is listed at 13 lbs.
3. I absolutely HATE their connection setup on the air filter / regulator. It’s a barbed fitting and it came with hose and two hose clamps. One of the hose clamps was missing the screw.
I tried to remove the barbed fitting so I could put a quick-connect air ****** on it. I put as much force as I dared and it didn’t budge. I stopped before I broke anything. I swear I saw YouTube reviews where guys got it off but I think if I used any more force, I’d have broken something.
Tomorrow I am gonna buy the fittings and cut the supplies hose down and put a quick-connect ****** on it.
4. It worked. I jerry-rigged a pencil type blow gun up for air and fired it up just to make sure it worked. I grabbed a piece of 3/16 steel and whacked a couple pieces off. This was just to verify it worked and I didn’t break the regulator trying to get their fitting off.
5. The ground clamp is a cheap POS. I’ll be swapping that out for a better one.
For those not familiar with this particular CUT50, it’s the most basic one. You actually have to make contact with the work piece to strike the arc. Based on my anticipated usage, I didn’t want to pay more for their CUT55 which has a better torch.
As I actually use it, I will post a follow up on this thread.
It is what it is. A $170 Chinese plasma cutter. I don’t expect great things but I would like to use to to make the rough cuts on my project car’s floor pans before I go around and drill out the spot welds and fully remove them.
I will also need it to make some patch panels on the car’s frame rails.
Time will tell - I’ll keep y’all posted on how it works out.
If anyone else has one and has any tips, tricks or advice - I’m all ears.
I bought it during their flash sale with a 110 piece consumable package.
1. Well packaged - no damage. Shipping time was only about 5 days to the Midwest. FedEx delivered it.
2. Damned thing is TINY! I expected it to be small based on the description but I guess I visualized it a little bigger. It’s the size of a high top work boot box. I believe the weight is listed at 13 lbs.
3. I absolutely HATE their connection setup on the air filter / regulator. It’s a barbed fitting and it came with hose and two hose clamps. One of the hose clamps was missing the screw.
I tried to remove the barbed fitting so I could put a quick-connect air ****** on it. I put as much force as I dared and it didn’t budge. I stopped before I broke anything. I swear I saw YouTube reviews where guys got it off but I think if I used any more force, I’d have broken something.
Tomorrow I am gonna buy the fittings and cut the supplies hose down and put a quick-connect ****** on it.
4. It worked. I jerry-rigged a pencil type blow gun up for air and fired it up just to make sure it worked. I grabbed a piece of 3/16 steel and whacked a couple pieces off. This was just to verify it worked and I didn’t break the regulator trying to get their fitting off.
5. The ground clamp is a cheap POS. I’ll be swapping that out for a better one.
For those not familiar with this particular CUT50, it’s the most basic one. You actually have to make contact with the work piece to strike the arc. Based on my anticipated usage, I didn’t want to pay more for their CUT55 which has a better torch.
As I actually use it, I will post a follow up on this thread.
It is what it is. A $170 Chinese plasma cutter. I don’t expect great things but I would like to use to to make the rough cuts on my project car’s floor pans before I go around and drill out the spot welds and fully remove them.
I will also need it to make some patch panels on the car’s frame rails.
Time will tell - I’ll keep y’all posted on how it works out.
If anyone else has one and has any tips, tricks or advice - I’m all ears.
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