Hypertherm 30xp vs 45 decision?

[Big Barn]

Terry, can you post that eBay link? I thought you posted it earlier but I'm not finding them on eBay.

Here's their website. They also have grates to place over your own water barrel. Prolly cheaper than one could make for themselves..


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Terry

 

[Big Barn]

BTW. If you need a slightly larger table than Shield Arc's, mine is 28" x60". The underside is enclosed (with a hinged bottom) to contain slag/dross.





Shield Arc also has a cool ROTATING cutting table. Maybe he can be persuaded to post a pic.......

Terry

 

[dragoneggs]

Thanks SA and BB... I got some thinking and designing to do. I think I will make it so it butts up to my crude welding table which is a 2ft by 4ft 1/2in steel plate on top of a Craftsman tool chest that I rescued from the metal recycle bin at the dump! Thinking out loud here, if I make the cutting table also 2ft by 4ft in area and the same height with casters, I could position it to give me either a 4ft by 4ft surface or 2ft by 8ft surface for longer pieces. Whatcha think?

 

[Shield Arc]

Shield Arc also has a cool ROTATING cutting table. Maybe he can be persuaded to post a pic.

Sure thing!
It works great for burning holes.

 

[Big Barn]

Mark

If you're REALLY tight on space, why not you just make a set of slide out extensions (on the 24" wide end) of your existing weld tabletop.

When extended, the " space" could serve as your cut area. This would also give you a little more area for your welding table when working with longer pieces.

Terry

 

[dragoneggs]

Mark

If you're REALLY tight on space, why not you just make a set of slide out extensions (on the 24" wide end) of your existing weld tabletop.

When extended, the " space" could serve as your cut area. This would also give you a little more area for your welding table when working with longer pieces.

Terry

Speaking of tight spaces... while I ponder the table question, tonight I built a rack that sits on top of my Harbor Freight welding cart to hold my new cutter. Got it all tacked together and fitted. Still need to finish welding, blast and paint. It fits the cutter snugly, Allows for the MIG side door to open and stay propped, and preserves the view of the gauges from the front.



Just realized though, my Miller canvas cover is now useless! :banghead: Oh well. Maybe I can get my wife to sew me a custom cover?

 

[bindian]

and preserves the view of the gauges from the front.
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It's been a few years since I took welding in high school ag shop, but we were taught to keep all gauges (and regulators) facing upward. Is that still the saftey consensus today, or are today's gauges more reliable? I never thought about that using high pressure nitrogen around our aircraft.
HAPPY NEW YEAR hugs, Brandi

 

[sd455dan]

Well Happy, I couldn't hold off. I braved the cold and assembled the 45xp and made my first cuts. Dang fun. Free handed and straight edged a few pieces. 12g mild steel, .080 and 1/4in aluminum. I hope I can someday do this thing justice.

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:laughing: Me to ( waiting for the temp to warm up that is)
have been wanting to build a press out of some new and old steel and just couldn't wait either.
1st drilled some 7/8 holes for pins- and once my uninsulated shop warmed up to a balmy 26* went at it with my 3 in 1 plasma cutter/welder
and split a 6 1/2 foot 4 x 4 square tube for the uprights and also cut some 4" x 8" inch I beams into pieces i could use. It was cold -but worth it to get started on a new project.

Congrats on your new Hypertherm plasma cutter :thumbsup:

It is amazing how many uses a plasma cutter can make easy work of. I know a lot of the threads posts on some of the welding sites say that an oxy/torch set can do everything and more than a plasma cutter but the plasma is just so much easier/and faster (at least it seems that way to me) to do quick cut jobs with, that I use it far more often than the torch. anyway
Enjoy the new machine and stay warm

 

[Big Barn]

:laughing: Me to ( waiting for the temp to warm up that is)
have been wanting to build a press out of some new and old steel and just couldn't wait either.
1st drilled some 7/8 holes for pins- and once my uninsulated shop warmed up to a balmy 26* View attachment 493055 went at it with my 3 in 1 plasma cutter/welder View attachment 493056
View attachment 493059 and split a 6 1/2 foot 4 x 4 square tube for the uprights and also cut some 4" x 8" inch I beams into pieces i could use. It was cold -but worth it to get started on a new project.

Congrats on your new Hypertherm plasma cutter :thumbsup:

It is amazing how many uses a plasma cutter can make easy work of. I know a lot of the threads posts on some of the welding sites say that an oxy/torch set can do everything and more than a plasma cutter but the plasma is just so much easier/and faster (at least it seems that way to me) to do quick cut jobs with, that I use it far more often than the torch. anyway
Enjoy the new machine and stay warm

You should start a thread over in the "Build It Yourself" section. I'm sure members other than myself would find it informative.

Terry

 

[sd455dan]

Will do-
i don't know how informative it will be, but there will definitely be a fair amount of (re-purposed) :laughing: materials used.