[joedoh]

no way. my plasma I call "the time machine". what used to take hours takes literally seconds and if you screw up you can start over and still be done hours ahead. If you need duplicate left and right you can make a pattern and be done is seconds, without a plasma you have to mark and drill and cut carefully and the two parts will still not be identical. and you have the pattern the next time too. I have had the same welder since 2000, tig is sure nice but I cant justify the cost. a plasma cutter just makes so much sense if you are fabbing things up all the time. if I need a bracket I can cut it and its almost perfect right away with out cutting with cutoff discs and trying to grind smooth or manage undercuts. need a hole? 2 seconds with my hole guides. need a precision hole? cut undersize and drill to precision.