One thing is important when it comes to plasma cutters-clean air.Oil and water clear air.There are several options: The filters that come from harbor freight and on machines from china is usually 40 micron-its fine for dust but its not efficient for water and oil separation. Filters that are 5 microns will remove 90% of water and oil but they are expensive,around 300$. Air dryers can be bought but those go for around 800-1000$+you need filter to remove oil. You can buy silica gel filters or make them from water filters for pool.They do work but they need to be changed regularly ,you can dry silica gel in oven or buy new one from pet stores. Drying saves some money but its time consuming. DIY option for around 100$ (depends on the materials that you have) is to buy or make a 5 foot long 1/2" copper coil and submmerge it in bucket of ice and water,use compressed fittings or flared fittings and connect one end to compressor.Other end you connect to a water trap that can be made out of 2" pipe(can be less but you need longer pipe then) around 30 com long .You will need one end cap that you drill a 22mmm hole in and weld a 1/2" pipe so that its one end goes half the length of 2" pipe when you screw end cap. On other end you use reduction nipple so that you can screw in standard 1/2" ball valve -it will serve as water release valve. Now near the top you can weld a 1/2" pipe to a 2 " pipe and drill a hole in wall of 2" pipe after with 1/2" inch drill bit-use small pipe as a guide . How it works ? Hot air from compressor goes trough copper coil that is submerged in a bucket of water with ice(you can use aquarium pump to improve cooling capacity of water).As it goes trough it gets cold and moisture condenses in a water trap.Since water is heavy it cant go up so oil and water stay at bottom of trap while air goes trough small 1/2" pipe on the side. Release ball valve to purge the system from time to time. If you combine this system with Motoguard M-30 (around 100$)that uses toilet paper as filter and ice and water as consumable -very cheap to replace and you get clean air ,so clean that you can spray cars with it.
Been kicking around buying a cheap plasma like this one. The consumables for my current plasma cutter cost about $12-$14 per change out. Definitely keep my cutmaster 52 just something cheap for the blacksmith shop
yeah Branden my dealings with Vevor i can't complain one bit hell of a good price ($20.00 for a pair of wolf jaw smithing tongs!!) good quality and damn fast delivery!! and you can call it a lightning torch seeing how lightning is a form of plasma!!
Well, if I had forty hats I would take them all off to you - Great Review, especially going through the trouble of locating expendables supplier. Could we use that cage for the tip to drag along a straight-edge? (south Florida )
I would say you could but it might get bumpy if there is any slag, I would go with the amazon hold off over the one that came with it. Or even better use some 3/4 angle iron for the straight edge and just use it with out the hold off. Now I have to go tinker with it and see! Thanks for watching!
Very cool for sure! What size compressor does it require? I would be interested in seeing how well it works on 110v since I don’t have 220v. I probably would be cutting .25 mostly.
You know I'm not sure what size it needs mine is a 25 gal or so and it hardly kicks on, I have a buddy who runs a larger cutter on a pancake compressor. I think it should do 1/4 fine on 110, but give me a week and I will try it and make sure!
One thing is important when it comes to plasma cutters-clean air.Oil and water clear air.There are several options:
The filters that come from harbor freight and on machines from china is usually 40 micron-its fine for dust but its not efficient for water and oil separation.
Filters that are 5 microns will remove 90% of water and oil but they are expensive,around 300$.
Air dryers can be bought but those go for around 800-1000$+you need filter to remove oil.
You can buy silica gel filters or make them from water filters for pool.They do work but they need to be changed regularly ,you can dry silica gel in oven or buy new one from pet stores.
Drying saves some money but its time consuming.
DIY option for around 100$ (depends on the materials that you have) is to buy or make a 5 foot long 1/2" copper coil and submmerge it in bucket of ice and water,use compressed fittings or flared fittings and connect one end to compressor.Other end you connect to a water trap that can be made out of 2" pipe(can be less but you need longer pipe then) around 30 com long .You will need one end cap that you drill a 22mmm hole in and weld a 1/2" pipe so that its one end goes half the length of 2" pipe when you screw end cap.
On other end you use reduction nipple so that you can screw in standard 1/2" ball valve -it will serve as water release valve.
Now near the top you can weld a 1/2" pipe to a 2 " pipe and drill a hole in wall of 2" pipe after with 1/2" inch drill bit-use small pipe as a guide .
How it works ?
Hot air from compressor goes trough copper coil that is submerged in a bucket of water with ice(you can use aquarium pump to improve cooling capacity of water).As it goes trough it gets cold and moisture condenses in a water trap.Since water is heavy it cant go up so oil and water stay at bottom of trap while air goes trough small 1/2" pipe on the side.
Release ball valve to purge the system from time to time.
If you combine this system with Motoguard M-30 (around 100$)that uses toilet paper as filter and ice and water as consumable -very cheap to replace and you get clean air ,so clean that you can spray cars with it.
Been kicking around buying a cheap plasma like this one. The consumables for my current plasma cutter cost about $12-$14 per change out. Definitely keep my cutmaster 52 just something cheap for the blacksmith shop
..Good demo and review Brandon. That might just fit the bill for me. a whole lot better than an angle grinder with cutoff wheels...
I’m thinking about getting one just for my blacksmithing
yeah Branden my dealings with Vevor i can't complain one bit hell of a good price ($20.00 for a pair of wolf jaw smithing tongs!!) good quality and damn fast delivery!! and you can call it a lightning torch seeing how lightning is a form of plasma!!
Yeah dude they are doing a pretty good job.
I bought the earlier Vevor Cut50. Not sure what the difference between the Cut50 and the Cut50P is, but mine works fine for my purposes.
Thanks , Brandon ! Good review! Might be a decent alternative to Oxy-acetylene, For small shops.
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Well, if I had forty hats I would take them all off to you -
Great Review, especially going through the trouble of locating expendables supplier. Could we use that cage for the tip to drag along a straight-edge? (south Florida )
I would say you could but it might get bumpy if there is any slag, I would go with the amazon hold off over the one that came with it. Or even better use some 3/4 angle iron for the straight edge and just use it with out the hold off. Now I have to go tinker with it and see! Thanks for watching!
Very cool for sure! What size compressor does it require? I would be interested in seeing how well it works on 110v since I don’t have 220v. I probably would be cutting .25 mostly.
You know I'm not sure what size it needs mine is a 25 gal or so and it hardly kicks on, I have a buddy who runs a larger cutter on a pancake compressor. I think it should do 1/4 fine on 110, but give me a week and I will try it and make sure!
I’m pretty sure that’s a yankee cause that plasma cutter ain’t Murican
Who exactly are you calling a yankee?