Thank you! Cheers!

That's a great idea.

Thanks. Will do👍👍

Any idea what hydraulic oil they ship it with? My manual shows either VG46 or VG68. I wanna make sure I add the same stuff. Thanks

Oh, man. I have no idea. So far, I haven't had to add any. Might be worth doing an oil change and start fresh.

I ordered it from the website so it shipped from China. If I knew kms had them before I had ordered, I would have git it from kms tools

It's around 25x16.

Thanks. Ya it was the portability that sold me.

@@LeeBuilds23 question about the portability, plasma needs air to work. So how do you lug around the arc droid, plasma cutter and air compressor? I suppose you could use a pancake, but I can’t imagine that would keep up.

@810Metalworks the shop I take it to has air. So I don't have to worry about that. Lots of guys I see with welding rigs have a gas-powered air compressor on their rig already. You do need a good amount of air to do any decent amount of work.

@@810Metalworks I put my setup in my work trailer if I need it on site.

Ya, that was the selling point for me. It the cordless drill vs drill press comparison. One good job and it will have paid for itself.

I am not a computer guy, and yes, I was on to the simple trace quickly. It is very intuitive. This machine is definitely best suited to small batch and portability. I like to use the comparison of a cordless drill vs a drill press.

What was the worst or hardest thing to do with the machine?

@wildcatwilly biggest thing is getting your settings dialed in, amp, speed, torch height, etc. Once you get that dialed in for the thickness you are cutting, it is super simple. If you are buying for your shop it will pay itself off in no time.

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This panel job I did, we did 5 panels. I figured it would have taken me and my helper 4 days to cut everything out. I was able to do it in 2 days by myself and make way cleaner and more accurate cuts then by doing g it by hand.

Myself, if I start doing bigger stuff, I'll get a table. The arm definitely has its limitations. The reason I got this is because it is small and portable. I've done jobs with this where I've put the machine right on the material that I am cutting. I use the comparison "its like comparing a cordless drill to a drill press"

I saw a video from arcdroid where setup is I think x2. It allows you to double the length of your project by cutting half then allowing you to restart in the middle. Seems a fantastic machine. John

@user-ny7ho7pc5v I have the x2. But I haven't unboxed it yet. For the price point, it's an awesome machine. But in all honesty, if I start cutting bigger pieces, I'll be investing in a table.

Thanks. Ya, I have a lot to learn with this. The next 2 I did, i clamped the material after it caught an edge and moved the material 🙄. I also have to get the voltage devider and get the thc working.

@@LeeBuilds23 The thc can be a bit tricky to setup by all accounts but worth looking into - good luck wi it all. Still learning mine.

Thanks. Have fun as well.

Thanks. They gave me an svg file of their business logo and I put it into Inkscape to doctor it up so I didn't drop out any letters or inserts. Then saved as an dxf file and installed on the arcdroid. I haven't learned fusion yet. Just getting the hang of Inkscape right now.

@@LeeBuilds23 how has the cut 60 been with the arcdriod? any issues?

So far, there are no issues. I did replace the cat 6 with shielded cat 6 wire just as a precaution because I was doing a big panel job with it, and I didn't want any issues. So far, I am happy with it. From the sounds of it, it was the older machines that had the issues. For the price and the duty cycle, it's worth it.

They are called arcdroid, they are designed in canada but made in China. arcdroidcnc.com

I had one freeze up when I first started. But I think that was my error. I did install shielded cat 6 before I had a big job with it. But I have had no real issues to speak of.