If you have a well-equipped shop, it isn’t unusual to have a welder. Stick welders have become a commodity and even some that use shield gas are cheap if you don’t count buying the bottle of gas. But ...

Hypertherm Associates has launched the Powermax33 XP plasma cutting system. The portable air plasma system is built to handle ...

The Hobart AirForce 500i and 700i portable plasma cutters are capable of cutting 3/8-inch and 5/8-inch mild steel, respectively, and are said to sever 5/8-inch and 7/8-inch steel. The 500i connects to ...

[Daniel] has been metalworking on a budget for a while now. Originally doing things like plasma cutting on old bricks, he used his original plasma cutter to make an appropriate plasma cutting table ...

For many welding-related jobs, metal cutting is required before a welding arc is started. Two popular metal-cutting processes to choose from are plasma arc and oxy-fuel. Both systems have advantages ...

For contractors who have their own sheet metal shops, adding or replacing a tool such as a laser or plasma cutter can make a big difference in efficiency, time, and money. While adding or replacing a ...