With the advances in cutting technology even the common home garage or DIY enthusiast can have the power of a plasma cutter at their finger tips.
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Plasma Cutter Troubleshooting- How to fix Plasma Cutter
In this article we’d like to discuss plasma cutters since they are growing rapidly in popularity as the preferred cutting tool in garages across the world. We live, breathe, and eat plasma cutters and welders and we’d like to share some tips and tricks to keep your plasma cutter running […]
Versa Cut 60, the powerhouse plasma cutter!!
If you’re like me and generally want to purchase the biggest and best of everything look no further than the Eastwood Versa Cut 60 when in the market for a plasma cutter. You’ll be able to power through metals as thick as 7/8 of an inch with this unit. […]
110v/220v Plasma cutter
Having a plasma cutter will forever change how you think about cutting metal. Sure you could grab your trusty angle grinder with a cutter off wheel and throw a shower of sparks all over the shop, or how about wheeling out that old set of torches only to fiddle with […]
How Does A Plasma Cutter Work?
Plasma Cutters are sort of like metal cutting wizardry the first time you use one. With recent improvements in technology plasma cutters the size of a lunch box can cut through incredibly thick pieces of metal. The plasma cutting process is pretty genius in how it works and we often get tech calls asking the science behind how they work so we decided to break it down a simple as possible for anyone wondering.
Compare and Contrast- Eastwood Versa-Cut 40 Vs. Eastwood Versa-Cut 20
Over the years we have been steadily filling out our product line of welding and plasma cutting products. We constantly get requests for a better/different/more affordable option to something we sell and we do our best to listen! Our tech team often gets questions about which product is better for […]
C-10 / C-20 Trailing Arm, Coil Spring Perch Rebuild
The rusty trailing arms on my 1963 C-20 were about as bad as they come, so much so I could reach my hand through some of the rust holes. About a year ago I stenciled out 3/16″ plate and welded them on both sides of the arms in order to regain structural rigidity so I could drive it safely. As you’ll see in later pictures I have yet to weld in one of the plates but it is already cut and will be welded in soon.
Plasma Cutter Consumables: What You’ll Need
Plasma cutters cut so easily they seem like magic; even their name sound like something from a science fiction story. But they are real, and in the past 15 years the prices have come down to the point that nearly every shop has one, from the hard working professionals to […]
How to Diagnose your Sick Plasma Cutter
What does this mean to you? That small, intense plasma beam is extremely powerful and can cut through metal with ease. This also means it can wear out consumables. We get calls from time to time about customers that have had issues with their plasma cutters. The symptoms are often that the plasma cutter won’t initiate an arc on the metal, or the arc will start and stop erratically while you’re cutting. I decided to put together a few causes for those sort of issues. Hopefully one of them can save you time when diagnosing an issue with your plasma cutter.