$199 Plasma Cutter Vs. $750 Plasma Cutter

Опубликовано: 03 Октябрь 2022
на канале: pete's tools

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How will a new or old plasma cutter perform if I cut a specific metal type with a specific thickness so this is basically a plasma cutter review for the three units I have. Nonetheless, one of these is my old Cut40 (Mitech brand) plasma cutter which I bought many years ago for about $750 while the other two are the pilot arc plasma cutters which I bought for $199 and $250, respectively.

The cut 50 amp pilot arc plasma cutter is a Flameweld brand and is still new and it has a post-time feature that lets you choose how much time you want it to release air to its torch to let the consumables cool down after doing the cut. The other 55 amp is my newest PLC 55Pro pilot arc plasma cutter with a front PSI gauge that offers an advantage for quick air pressure checking. Both these two plasma cutters are digital.

My objectives with this video are to show you how a new or old plasma cutter will perform if we will be cutting a 5mm steel. Will the cut40 plasma cutter take a longer time to cut the metal plate or will the more expensive 55 amp machine cut the metal much faster than the two considering that it has more amps .

Like a legit and honest plasma cutter review should go, I have used the same accessories (cables and leads) to all of the three units and also used a single torch but I set the machines to their maximum amps to see how fast they could cut at their best.

The result, as you can see, was not surprising. Since all 2 pilot arc plasma cutters can cut a maximum of 10 mm thick metals, they all perform very well and almost have the same duration in terms of cutting speed. This means that regardless of the size and amp capacity of your plasma cutter the cutting speed and efficiency would be constant if you would be cutting a metal less than 10mm thick.

Therefore, the lesson from this video is that, if your aim is just to cut steel not more than 10mm thick, a 40 to 55 amp plasma cutter would just be fine. But if you plan to cut thicker metals, you may need to consider more powerful machines but also with a cooling internal circuit technology to avoid overheating.

Nevertheless, you also need to shell out a little more money for a bigger unit but we are still thankful the technology has helped a lot in innovating our plasma cutters and yet they became cheaper and more available.

My amazon links and reviews of machines below

If your in the market for a great plasma cutter Checkout my best plasma cutter choices that I have reviewed .
Flame Weld 50 amp Plasma Cutter Review : • Pilot ARC Plasma Cutter Review - Under 200...
Flameweld 50 Amp Machine : https://amzn.to/3D7MSCR
Bestaec Machine : https://amzn.to/3Vzw270
PLC 55 pro Machine : https://amzn.to/3CLfL6g
PLC 55P Pro Pilot Arc Plasma Cutter (CNC capable) Review : / zx5ixu96ga