Do You REALLY need a plasma cutter? ESAB Cutmaster 40 long term review

[@rigidchop]

I bought a cut50 with the pilot arc from Amazon and I’m pretty happy with it so far. I think the biggest advantage is the lack of noise compared to a grinder, especially when working late at night.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, good to hear. Also Depends on how loud your compressor is..🤔 mine is loud

[@samsanderson7159]

I have that same machine. I've only used it a couple of times, so I'm not sure what the lifespan of it will be. But man, it cuts. I forgot to connect the ground cable and still cut my jeep frame through the paint and rust. Lol

[@rmeav8er677]

Thanks for your honest opinion. Too many youtubers will just push something just to push it. I am looking for a cheap decent plasma cutter.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Once you find one that works good let us know🤟🏻

[@charleskuykendall9625]

I’ve had a Hobart 500 for several years cost 500. And it works great. It also has all the same options .

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, good to hear. I will check it out👊🏻

[@brianjones3245]

I have that exact same plasma cutter. And I love it. Pre covid I paid $1200 for it at my local welding supply store. It makes some jobs so much easier and faster than cutting with a saw or cutting wheel. I found that out cutting brackets off an axle. The plasma cutter made it so much faster and easier.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, it’s a great help for sure🤟🏻

[@MacsSpecialitiesMotorsports]

Looks like a nice plasma cut but yeah we hear you with the price over the need of the cutter. We bought the Jegs plasma cutter at the shop for half the price of the ESAB and its been working great so far. Great Vid Kelly!

[@dennisthompson7707]

I got the Reboot plasma cutter off Amazon and although I'm not a hard core fabricator it's does an amazing job. The price was affordable also.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, good to hear

[@davidruppel1216]

I have had a Hobart plasma cutter for about 10 years and it works great. It was very inexpensive and I've cut 1/2" steel with it. If you do a lot of fab. work it's a must have.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, good to hear🤟🏻

[@jbhk7977]

That's some serious money for that cutter my friend. I have a HBM cut 40 for almost 4 years now and it works awesome, it cuts everything I throw at it. I only payed 199 Euro's for it and it never let me down. In my opinion, a plasma cutter should be cheap since all it does is cut metal right . . . Thanks for sharing and keep the vids coming ;-)

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, good to hear cheaper still works🤟🏻

[@jvazquez53]

I paid $250 for my Chinese Herocut 45, pilot arc, Euro connector 120/240 and connects to a CNC table. Not bad for those $250! Agree with you, for us mortals, expensive...

[@saltymethods2637]

I bought a cheap ($160) plasma cutter on eBay. It does what I need it to. Can’t complain.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice👊🏻

[@saltymethods2637]

@@MuddyBeards4X4 I think it's the CUT50 brand. I would be curious to see you do a review of that compared to your ESAB machine. See how it holds up against a $1600 machine.

[@Tippyb97]

I have the Eastwood versacut 40 and the mig 180 with the spool gun. Ive been very pleased with them. Good entry level hobby equipment. Think i paid $1200 for the pair several years ago.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, I like Eastwood stuff. Heard good things

[@matthewgorman1088]

I started with an Amazon special used it for a year but then I got a used hypertherm for 1k and got a Langmuir plasma table, and it can make some impressive things.

[@david105141]

I just got the YES Welder Cut-55 and don’t know how I lived so long without a plasma cutter, priced at $289 and I did cut 1/2” smoothly as a test, it struggled with 3/4” though

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, good to hear. That’s the one I would lean towards if I was to buy one🤟🏻

[@Gyppor]

I have an ebay special 50A cutter. While the chinesium machine I have does cut ok, it leaves a lot of slag and the cuts aren't the cleanest. It does cut 1/2" steel albeit very slowly. I'd happily pay more for a bit more power and cleaner cuts, but 8 times more? I'm not sure. I do find the plasma cutter does things no other machine in my shop does, though. I was trying to hammer out a seized pin yesterday and even the sledgehammer wouldn't push it out. I grabbed the plasma cutter and gouged a bunch of metal off the pin inside the hole which freed it enough that it yielded to a claw hammer. Awesome tool for some applications.

[@anthonyraines5951]

Do I need it... probably not... Do I want one and still plan on getting one? Absolutely

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

🤣 I think that’s how most of us feel…

[@monkeydoctorofthelostworld7468]

I have a Primeweld cut 40 that my wife bought me for Christmas, haven't tried it out yet but it had good reviews and I have a frame replacement project on my 78 cj that I'm going to start on in a few day's, I think it was around $300.00, anxious to try it out, hopefully a big time saver.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Nice, hopefully it works great for you🤟🏻

[@explore_off_road]

I'm curious as to what plasma cutter to get. I'm with you on the price of that Plasma Cutter ... I can't afford that, or justify paying that much. I tinker,but not nearly as much as someone like yourself. Maybe a or more indepth list of those cheaper ones ... that would probably sit in a corner till the random occasion that I'd use it. Maybe I'll just stick to the grinder way ... "This is the Way."

[@reloadnorth7722]

I really hope this lasts longer than the Herocut50DE I bought from Amazon.

[@michaelelliott2026]

What size tires are you looking for? As for plasma cutters, I have a $1,000 Hypotherm (380?) that is 20 years old. I also have a $249 “War Fox” model off of Amazon I just bought this year. I can’t tell the difference in the cuts. A lot of home fabricators are having very good luck with these new, very inexpensive, IGBT inverter plasma cutters.

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

33x12.50x17 or 285/70/17 something around that size. Hopefully the $249 will last 20 years as well. 👊🏻

[@michaelelliott2026]

Too bad-I have 5 305 70R/16’s off my Disco sitting in the back yard I would have given you. As for the cheap plasma cutters, I totally agree with you on these new budget plasma cutters and mig welders-only time will tell. But so far I have been impressed. Your Titanium 200 mig welder is a pretty good example of that.

[@commercialbroilerchicken3399]

Do they require high electric comparing to grinder?

[@RacerRoss]

I’m just curious as to how many amps you have in your garage for the 220 outlet.

[@messix7768]

Kelly whats the hold up on tires? what type? what brand? what size? all the above?

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

I had a company say they were going to get me some, but ended up not coming through after waiting over a month.

[@PaulKaiser42]

I’ve never had the pleasure of a plasma cutter…I don’t find a need to spend that kind of $$$$

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

You can find decent ones for like $300, which is reasonable

[@PaulKaiser42]

@@MuddyBeards4X4 that’s a lot more in a range that I would buy

[@danielbartlett5568]

Kelly, give me a call! I miss your face

[@MuddyBeards4X4]

Haha, I miss your musk..