Anyone tried the cheap ebay cut 50 plasma cutters?

[stephen4785]

Iv been wanting a plasma cutter for the shop and I saw some videos on youtube of guys using the cut 50 ebay setups. It looks like they work decent enough for home hobbistists stuff. Not bad for $150.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-50-AMP-AIR-PLASMA-CUTTER-DC-INVERTER-50A-CUTTING-/150854038591?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item231f99f43f

[dblack1]

I need to buy one of those, but they don't go for $150, more like $250.

[homealone]

I have one. Good for the money. Brooks did a review on one a while back which convinced me to give one a try.

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=12064&highlight=plasma

[turbostang]

Yeah, had mine for a while now. You can get them all over the place, DFWTechie is a reseller too.

It works great, the only 'problem' I have is that the expendables don't last real long, but that's to be expected with a contact-start type cutter.. If you want lift-arc technology, it takes $$$

[DFWtechie]

I have 3 50 amp units left and 1 40amp unit. The 50's have some minor cosmetic damage but perform just fine. the 40a is 350.00 and the 50 amp is 380.00. and I have torches you can upgrade to to give you a 16ft lead for another 60.00.

Thanks Brooks and if you need some consumbales let me know.

[stephen4785]

I have 3 50 amp units left and 1 40amp unit. The 50's have some minor cosmetic damage but perform just fine. the 40a is 350.00 and the 50 amp is 380.00. and I have torches you can upgrade to to give you a 16ft lead for another 60.00.

Thanks Brooks and if you need some consumbales let me know.

Im not trying to be a smart a or anything so please dont take this the wrong way but why wouldnt I just buy it off of ebay for cheaper? Looks like I can buy a cut50 on ebay for $150-250?

[DFWtechie]

Im not trying to be a smart a or anything so please dont take this the wrong way but why wouldnt I just buy it off of ebay for cheaper? Looks like I can buy a cut50 on ebay for $150-250?

these are dual power units 110/220v. I can't sell something at lower then cost, the units on ebay for that cheap are coming from china directly. So shipping may be alot.

[Redd]

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