My current hypertherm powermax 600 has served me well, and any issue I had Hypertherm tech support was AWESOME in helping me fix the problem. Thus why I new my next plasma cutter would be another hypertherm unit. I’ve decided to go with the Hypertherm Powermax 1250 G3 for increased cutting capacity and updated technology.
For people just starting to work on their rigs or getting their own garage there is the need (and desire 
) to start collecting tools. We all have favorite tools in our shop and tools we can’t live without but if you think back to when you started purchasing tools when you had little to none how did you go about deciding which ones to get when?
Western Safety Gloves can be found at harbor freight on sale for $4.99/pair. These gloves are almost identical to the mechanix gloves that sell for $19.99 or $24.99 depending on where you shop.
When I ordered my lincoln tig welder I decided to order a bunch of torch replacment parts. The place I got the welder from only sold them in packages and not 1 by 1 so due to the EXTREMELY good price I decided to go ahead and stock-up on replacement parts.
With the purchase of my Lincoln Precision TIG 225 Welder I decided to also get a tungsten grinder. Something I could always use for grinding tunsten to the same angle over and over w/out worry of contaminent or a bad grind.
You may recall in the past I wrote an article about my 20 Ton 24″ Shop Press Brake and press brake stand I purchased. Well, it’s been a while but I have added on to the press brake stand and also mountd it on my old bandsaw stand. This not only frees up my shop press to be used for dimple dies and pressing bearings but makes them usuable at the same time.
Well, I got my first TIG Welder. A Lincoln Precision Tig 225 AC/DC 220v, and I also got a 330cf argon cylinder to go along with it. As a hobby welder this unit is more than powerful enough as I don’t plan to do much aluminum let alone thick aluminum, and with this size cylinder I should be only needing a fill up one or two times a year!
This is fine cut consumables on a hypertherm 600 plasma cutter compared to regular consumables on the same hypertherm 600.
I previously posted about my Harbor Freight compressed air dryer that I use with my plasmacam to prolong consumable life and do better cuts.� This article is about the other parts of my plasmacam air drying system including the devilbiss dad-500 clean air system and pre and post filters to this system.
The Harbor Freight Compressed Air Dryer comes up on many forums and yahoo groups in regards to quality and using it for cooling air that will go through a plasma cutter. This review is my first hand experience with the harbor freight dryer.