Part VI
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Wallingford, CT
So dad decided we need a plasma cutter. I forget what brand he's looking at, but it's gray. The Miller/Lincoln Electric supplier carries whatever brand it is over the Miller plasmas so there must be a reason.
We really like the guy that works there though. He is the one who steered dad away from Lincoln Electric to Miller and we haven't looked back. We love our Miller welders. I think we'll like the plasma when we get it too.
The one we're looking at will cut up to 1" steel and lists for 3700$ but our buddy at the welding supply store says he'll let it out the door for 3,000$ for us.
He's a real great guy to deal with. We went in and were getting a new stick welder (old one grew legs and ran away from home) and we got some new torch tips and a tip cleaning set and I made mention to dad that we needed strikers and the guy asks how many we need. I told him 1 or 2 and he said oh just take them. Great guy to deal with. I can't say enough good stuff about him. He's an old timer and he definitely knows his stuff.
Edit: Was just reading an article on plasma cutters and they had a picture of one for an example it and it was the brand we're looking at. It's HyperTherm 1250 we're looking at.
We really like the guy that works there though. He is the one who steered dad away from Lincoln Electric to Miller and we haven't looked back. We love our Miller welders. I think we'll like the plasma when we get it too.
The one we're looking at will cut up to 1" steel and lists for 3700$ but our buddy at the welding supply store says he'll let it out the door for 3,000$ for us.
He's a real great guy to deal with. We went in and were getting a new stick welder (old one grew legs and ran away from home) and we got some new torch tips and a tip cleaning set and I made mention to dad that we needed strikers and the guy asks how many we need. I told him 1 or 2 and he said oh just take them. Great guy to deal with. I can't say enough good stuff about him. He's an old timer and he definitely knows his stuff.
Edit: Was just reading an article on plasma cutters and they had a picture of one for an example it and it was the brand we're looking at. It's HyperTherm 1250 we're looking at.
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,649
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From: Wallingford, CT
Like we'll buy forks and stuff for different style couplers and cut the bosses out and modify the forks to fit our machines. Even with the man hours invested in it that way it's still a lot cheaper to buy and convert than buy the ones that fit it from the factory.
We had to bring some steel to a machinist to get holes made for the bosses the pins go into and a plasma would've made those holes no problem.
Another thing about the Hypertherm is that they will come out and set up the unit and train your people how to use it.
The real thing to keep in mind is that we would be buying it for business use. Modifying attachments, fabricating new attachments, cutting out rust and welding in new steel, etc. Being able to use it for truck stuff is a secondary thing.
One project on my list is to weld up a receiver hitch onto a skidsteer quick coupler blank so that we have an easy way to move trailers around instead of trying to move them around on chains which can be a bit hairy.
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Fleet Owner
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 28,310
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From: BLT, MN
Yea. We do a fair bit of heavy fabrication so it's a good investment for us.
Like we'll buy forks and stuff for different style couplers and cut the bosses out and modify the forks to fit our machines. Even with the man hours invested in it that way it's still a lot cheaper to buy and convert than buy the ones that fit it from the factory.
We had to bring some steel to a machinist to get holes made for the bosses the pins go into and a plasma would've made those holes no problem.
Another thing about the Hypertherm is that they will come out and set up the unit and train your people how to use it.
The real thing to keep in mind is that we would be buying it for business use. Modifying attachments, fabricating new attachments, cutting out rust and welding in new steel, etc. Being able to use it for truck stuff is a secondary thing.
One project on my list is to weld up a receiver hitch onto a skidsteer quick coupler blank so that we have an easy way to move trailers around instead of trying to move them around on chains which can be a bit hairy.
Like we'll buy forks and stuff for different style couplers and cut the bosses out and modify the forks to fit our machines. Even with the man hours invested in it that way it's still a lot cheaper to buy and convert than buy the ones that fit it from the factory.
We had to bring some steel to a machinist to get holes made for the bosses the pins go into and a plasma would've made those holes no problem.
Another thing about the Hypertherm is that they will come out and set up the unit and train your people how to use it.
The real thing to keep in mind is that we would be buying it for business use. Modifying attachments, fabricating new attachments, cutting out rust and welding in new steel, etc. Being able to use it for truck stuff is a secondary thing.
One project on my list is to weld up a receiver hitch onto a skidsteer quick coupler blank so that we have an easy way to move trailers around instead of trying to move them around on chains which can be a bit hairy.
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2000
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From: Hampstead, NC
Yeah, I'm playing catch up now.
Hopefully it helps with the knee and back pain, pills don't seem to work for me.
Pete, you ever get your goodies from Clay?
Post Fiend
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,649
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From: Wallingford, CT
Exhaust is here and everything else is making the long journey across the US.
