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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: wizard on September 06, 2007, 20:36:17

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: wizard on September 06, 2007, 20:36:17

i cranked the lil sucker up today and chopped off the rear cross member(or what was left of it)

sliced through it lovely.

The old rusty bits


(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/e58b7bb95643cd20ef81d06f2003fe38.jpg)

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/ea2d02819a79f47b0e76b7a0ad3f38fa.jpg)

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/42fb628d721e5b2740d6e7040704bf1c.jpg)

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/3504dbe191c6544e8d9e20d341b8df47.jpg)

The big hole !!!

 (http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/636feeb4bf7887b0494caa73c7ed7736.jpg)

New bits, added after liquid lunch !!

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/2e2abfd789207139d01eb1d61b72e70d.jpg)

(http://members.mud-club.com/galleryimages/5c785120646210aecc3030c23ec7ecd7.jpg)


wizard :twisted:

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: disco-v8 on September 07, 2007, 01:32:49

great repair there mate!!!!

noticed you do the same as me.... can't help having a beer when working on my truck, only problem is when im doing a big job a inside gets full of empties, plus i usualy cant be bothered to do anymore after a few tins, and have to come back to it the day after lol

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: wizard on September 07, 2007, 07:32:57

Hard work and Stella go together. I think Forrest Gump said that once.

wizard :twisted:

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: cardiff_gareth on September 07, 2007, 09:14:06

Good job Gerard, he's a pro  8)
So you got a plasmer cutter then hmm, should of kept that quiet, all member in the south wales area will now be checking their rear body cross members, you might overnight become a very popular man LOL  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: redhand on September 07, 2007, 09:40:31

I take it those alloy spacers under the body mounts are aftermrket jobbies and no standard. Well I hope they are cos if not the back of my disco is down about 2"

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: muddyjlx on September 07, 2007, 09:43:11

i luv my plasma cutter.

such a versatile tool.

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: rollazuki on September 07, 2007, 10:53:47

Where dyou get the plasma cutter. what brand, what cost?

Im after one soon, if only to give the neighbours a break from the 9" grinder, and Im looking for recommendations......

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: muddyjlx on September 07, 2007, 12:12:37

im got a cut 40 from ebay.

you need a compressor as well.

prices have dropped since i bought mine, i paid £350 for mine. :shock:

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: rollazuki on September 07, 2007, 12:55:47

They seem to be 300ish for a cheap end plasma, just wondered if theyre worth going for.
Compressor no prob, but dont wanna buy a nail just cos it was cheap.

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: wizard on September 07, 2007, 16:12:13

Re the ali spacers, they are part of the body lift spacers, there are another 8 under there somewhere.

re Plasma cutter, i recieved it FOC !!!, but it needed a bit of TLC to get it going. Its only a Sealey PP40 good for cutting upto 12mm plate.
You can now get them with a build in compressor for around £500, for a 1/2 decent one anyway..

I ran mine from my on board air system on the Disco, just to see if it would do it.
I felt like Darth Vader............

Regards
wizard :twisted:

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: cardiff_gareth on September 07, 2007, 19:24:08

Quote from: "wizard"

I ran mine from my on board air system on the Disco, just to see if it would do it.
I felt like Darth Vader............

Regards
wizard :twisted:

was it a scene simular to the cordless drill and ladder eposide LOL  :lol:  :lol:

Title: Plasma cutters, you gotta love 'em
Post by: muddyjlx on September 07, 2007, 19:55:11

well mine is a chinese one.

had it for 6 months now and i work it hard.