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Plasma Table : Langmuir Crossfire
Plasma Cutter : Hypertherm Powermax 30 XP
Air Compressor : 60 Gallon husky with 13CFM/90PSI

I had not one single bit of knowledge of CAD software when I purchased my table. The Langmuir website has great tutorials for Autodesk Fusion 360 and it made the learning curve much easier for me. I find it relatively easy to do most parts now. But plasma cut parts are pretty basic since they’re all 2D (besides the thickness of the material). You should be fine learning how to do it all. I feel like I picked it up pretty quick. If you have any other questions feel free to ask!

 

Seems to a pretty solid machine for the price. But I have not used any other tig machines so nothing to compare to.

 

Thanks for the input.
How long have you had it, any notable issues with it?
What would I expect to pay for something similar?

 

I’ll be in the same boat, never TIG welded before so I’m trying to gather as much information as I can so I can buy one. Definitely a good option though, thanks.

 

Anyone else have the feeling of metal work like you hate it and love it at the same time? I’m doing more work on the front axle of my Jeep and it’s a pain grinding in some areas, it’s a mess, and flat annoying. At the same time, it’s accomplishing and I really enjoy it.

Just my random thought of the day.

 

I feel the same way, depending on the job. Doing stuff on the workbench I love. Stuff on the truck is more lovehate.

 

I do really enjoy bench work much more than on vehicle work. I used to do a fair amount of sheet metal work on aircraft, that was probably one of the more enjoyable on vehicle(ish) work that I’ve done.

 

Mother Fucker!

Again?!

This is such bull shit!

 

Ooof

 

So need to notch my frame to recess the bump stop in. The bump stop can is 2 1/4 and I would like to use a hole saw to notch it to make sure it’s even all the way through but i only need like a 1/4 of the frame notched. Any ideas how to do it and keep the hole saw straight without something to run the pilot bit through? If not, I’ll just use the plasma and grind to fit.
Picture of said bump stop

 

These bars came out better than I could have imagined. Holds that tent nice and loowwwww

 

I would tack weld a piece of sheet metal over the gap, then drill into the sheet metal with the pilot drill, then keep on cutting with the hole saw notching out the x member with the hole saw. I hope that makes sense.

 

I was thinking the same thing but it would be hard to keep it straight all the way down. Maybe do that on the top and bottom to get the nice curve, then cut straight lines on the face of the frame rail.

 

That’s kind of the idea I had. I didn’t think about doing it on the top and bottom and the just cutting the fronts with a cutoff wheel. May try that.

 

I must say, I'm not surprised based off the condition of that box.

 

I violated my own rules.

Never buy wire unless it's on a metal or wood spool. This is the second time I got bent over buying wire over the 'net.

Hopefully they work with me. I don't like doing nasty reviews.

 

Guess if you're getting a slammin deal, maybe it's time to weld up a universal spool.

 

I tried running wire from a broken spool to good spool years ago. It doesn't work. You still get binding when you are welding. It sucks when you are trying to get stuff out the door.
Thankfully my other welder has a brand new 44 pounder and is working fine. The above was for my spare welder, so I'm not losing money or time. Just Uber annoyed.

 

Worst case, dispute the charge with your cc company. That’s one of the reasons why I use my cc for absolutely everything.

 

If it were me, I’d get a scrap piece of 2 1/4 tube and notch it for the size of the frame. Then use that as a template to mark the frame and cut by hand. This ensures the top and bottom notches are perfectly aligned.