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Originally Posted by jay72nova
I have the eastwood chinese cheapy...and it works great...it actually cuts thicker than advertised...but for some reason I find myself grabing my cutoff wheels alot more then setting up the plasma...I'm kinda glad I got the cheepy since I really hardly ever go through the trouble to set it up when my grinders are ready to go by my side at all times.. I do use it for cutting round holes in the really thick stuff..but the for the cost of the plasma I could have bought alot of nice hole saws.
Jay
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I totally agree with this sentiment. It's the VERY LAST tool I would replace in my shop. It's used MAYBE twice a year. It's FAST if you're hogging out the floor of a rust bucket... but you can just as easily use a cut off wheel - a Sawzall... etc. You don't even need air since there are electric versions of these... but you need air for the Plasma. It's one of those tools that is more of a "I want" than a "I need".