Photos of plasma cuts?

[dobbslc]

I might need to cut some steel plate up for a project and was thinking about a plasma cutter, can anyone post a few pics of how well they cut?
Any tips on buying etc will be appreciated.
Cheers

 

[rtbcomp]

What thickness will you be cutting?

 

[dobbslc]

Probably up to 6mm or so.

 

[BrokenBiker]

@langy does a lot of plasma work and does it very well too, there are pics on his build threads

 

[Shedendman]

Have you scouted utube?
Checked out Google images?
No matter what cutter you get most of it is down to the user,dont forget you'll need a compressor to

 

[dobbslc]

Cheers I'll have a Google, compressor, I've got a 3hp 150 litre one when I get the new motor for it....

 

[Paul99]

I couldn't find any thinner cuts I've made in the past but I took a few of thicker stuff with my R-Tech P50HF

10mm Cast Iron - I had no idea it was cast until I started cutting - flew through it anyway. Traced around a plywood template. Not really typical for the amount of dross for this thickness even on rusty metal but it comes away very easily with a tap:

Freehand on 10mm Bright Mild Steel (sitting on 6mm MS):

The bump halfway along is caused by me tilting the torch by accident - I tend to struggle a bit with keeping the torch perpendicular to the work freehand so mostly use ply straight edges and templates.

6mm Mild Steel:

Shows how neat a cut you can make with a straight edge - a more experienced person would likely achieve something even better.

 

[gerrymoore]

Check my website...all done with plasma..