Re: Plasma Cam
- From: "Eat at Sloppy Joes" <mikeNOSPAMster.d2@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:18:21 -0400
Put your money where your mouth is.
Before you buy - Go and sell/find $5K worth of business. That means:
1. Find a customer
2. Get a purchase order or cash in hand for you to make their parts
3. Buy your plasma cam to make those parts with
Better than no money down. And don't feed me the line that you need the
plasma cam before you get the business - that line only works on the wife.
lf you can really BS as good as you claim in your post then you'll be a
millionaire pronto.
"John Marks" <marks@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> One thing I would have to consider is I don't have a shop. An attached
> garage and small shed in back. I quess I could rig a blower fan to vent
> and fireproof the entire space. Fire and fumes has me concered about
> this.
>
> You have been a big help. I am going crazy working for jerks who don't
> have a clue.I have more to offer then working for them. I am 42 and
> looking for an outlet to be creative and make some money at the sametime.
>
> Could you use the same unit for laser ethching? just wondering. Big $$$$
> there I know.
>
> any chance you could send a picture of you setup?
>
> Thanks again
> Your the coolest
>
>
> > John,
> > You can definitely spin a profit. No question about it. One of the
> > better features is you can also do demolition work too, cutting down
> > an old rusty shed is like childs-play and it's way faster and quieter
> > than a cutoff saw or a Sawzall. mine took down a neighbors chain link
> > fence and cut the posts and chain-link into manageable pieces that
> > went to the scrap yard for a few bucks in the pocket. So there is that
> > to consider as well. Anything metal that need to be scrapped, i.e.
> > gutters, siding anything off the house already is a market. ***
> > steel, aluminum ***, any type of steel needed for say "lawn
> > decorations" can be had at Home Depot, Menards, Ace hardware or a
> > local steel supplier. I have a entry level Miller 125c with a built
> > in compressor and it runs on 110vac house current and works fine on a
> > 100' heavy gauge extension cord as well as a generator without
> > problems. I have a lot of time on it and I'm still on the original
> > electrode and nozzle. (They come with 5 of each from the factory) and
> > the maint. kit is about $30.00usc I found mine on E-bay and I went
> > with the 125 as I have a huge unit at my disposal but we never got to
> > hooking it up as I can slice 1/4" plate without any problems. I just
> > clean the gun and nozzle when done for the day and that in itself will
> > keep the failure rate on the consumables down. I paid a bit under
> > $1000.00 shipped at no charge to my shop with a three year warranty. I
> > barely ever use my gas rig anymore, frankly I don't think I have had a
> > cutting head on it since I switched over to the Plasma cutter.
> > Weighing in at about 50lbs and using household current is a huge plus.
> > You don't need to spend a fortune on a machine but do yourself a favor
> > and stay away from Chicago Electric or Harbor Freight. Go with ESAB,
> > Miller, Lincoln, Hobart or a recommendation from the welding shop. I'm
> > sure a few others will append my list here in future comments and they
> > can also name good units. I make all sorts of one-off parts with it in
> > my race shop. I even made lawn stuff for my girlfriend who then
> > started making them herself. The sky is really the limit on this.
> > Free-bee steel from scrap yards is the best, then instead of buying it
> > from a store you can usually get a lot more for a lot less at a scrap
> > yard. One piece of advice I want you to not forget is get full face
> > and eye protection and a respirator. The fumes can be toxic and the
> > eye protection is self explanatory.
> >
> > Respects,
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > Fraser Competition Engines
>
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