Plasma Cutter, [Pilot Arc] [Large LED Display] [Air Sensor Technology] 50Amps Cutter Machine 110/220V Dual Voltage IGBT Inverter 5/8 Inch Clean Cut, Post Flow 2T/4T for Home DIY BTC500DP

This is a great non-touch plasma torch. The design makes it easy to set up all cutting parameters. It’s lightweight, with all external connections done without tools. It’s equipped with an air dryer, which should extend the torch expendable parts life. All controls are on the front panel, easily set and read, except for on/off switch. It can be flipped on or off from the front, once you know it’s located.I’ve cut metal with for years but I’m a first time plasma user. I quickly cut various thickness and conditions of steel, and found it intuitive how to set up the pressure and current. There’s a chart with recommendations, but I found thinner metal below 3/8” could be cut cleanly and quickly with the same setting. All you need to do is cut at the best rate, and that’s learned quickly within the first inch of cutting.I did find it more difficult to punch a hole through thicker metal with plasma than Oxy-acetylene (3/8” and thicker), but the thinner metal was as easy as Oxy-acetylene. I’m sure when I developed the proper technique, the thicker gauge metal will punch easily.I felt so confident after 15 minutes of playing with my new torch, I started and finished two projects I’d been waiting to do because my acetylene bottle was empty.With plasma; all you need is an air compressor, and electricity. And this unit will work on 110 or 220, and both have a 50% duty cycle. For my two projects I was cutting with 220, and it cut both 7/16 and 16 gauge quickly and cleanly by only changing air pressure and current. With Oxy-acetylene I would have had to change tips and played with torch settings and pressures as well. Plasma is so much easier, with no expense of gas, and bulk of the torch and hoses. I’ll never go back!If anyone that reads this wants to buy an Oxy-acetylene system lock-stock-and barrel call me;-).

7th Gen 65 ampThis is the first time I’ve used a plasma cutter ever. This thing is awesome. We are running it on 220 volt plug. Cuts fast and clean even on rusty iron. Very pleased so far with my purchase and would buy again. Especially for the price vs all the other brands.Only thing id like to see added is a longer power cord. 10 foot to 20 foot of cord would be much nicer than the 6 foot they come with. Otherwise great machine

I bought this last year and have used it alot. It was a love hate relationship at first because an air quick connect fitting broke off the regulator. I contacted Best arc and they sent a new one. After that this thing has performed great. It will clean cut 1/2 steel just slowly. Always make sure your air pressure to amps is right before you cut. The only other problem I had was sparks and slag burning my torch hose. I purchased a new one and also bought a leather Tig torch sleeve and problem solved. I would definitely buy this again. The quality, features and capabilities of this cutter are usually found on ones 10x the price.

Long story short:Loved mine for 8 months until it gave an error code that I couldn't fix. Contacted the company knowing it was out of warranty, hoping they could sell me whatever part would fix it. After several back and forth emails asking me to check several things (screwdriver and multimeter required) the technician email said send me your proof of purchase and current address and I will send you a replacement unit.Yes I had to jump thru some hoops and some electronic diagnostics (checking ohms and resistance with instructions and pictures) but they replaced an out of warranty machine with a free new one so customer service over performed and my only complaint is a lack of an 1-800 number.

I consider myself a "serious home gamer" when it comes to welding/metalworking. Couldn't pull the trigger on a $3000 "name brand" plasma, so a buddy at work suggested taking a look at the "amazon plasma cutters". Pulled the trigger on the Bestarc BTC500DP Gen 10. WOW... I'm impressed so far.After using it almost the whole day today (probaby close to 100 cuts or more, nearly 30 minutes of "plasma time", I've only got 2 complaints:1. The sheath on the torch lead needs to be a lot tougher, and;2. The power cord needs to be a lot longer.I guess I either snagged the sheath on a sharp edge and it tore, or a hot slagball got on the sheath and opened it up and it started tearing open. I didn't notice the damage until I was done for the day and was wrapping up the torch lead to put the machine away. I took some electrical tape and wrapped the sheath over the injured area, almost as good as new now. But Bestarc, you could make this out of some tougher material!! But for the price, I understand.I started out the day with it with a couple of test cuts on some scrap, and then went to work with it dismantling some heavy steel shipping stands. Initially, I left the spring wire standoff on the torch, but it really was getting in the way with what I was doing. I'm used to using an oxy-fuel torch, so it's not big deal to hold the tip off of the steel being cut. Now I'm kicking myself for not getting a plasma cutter years ago!! Wow, what a game changer!This review is after just one day of use... if anything else crops up, I'll update this review. But so far, a BIG two thumbs up! I'm pumped! I attached a few pics I took, have a look. The pics of the tip are the original tip that came in the torch, I'd say it held up fairly well so far, a lot of life left. I was running the machine on 37 amps and 57psi with the air flowing.

This plasma cutter is shipped very well protected and was delivered very quickly. Upon unboxing and examination, I discovered that the cutter was tested at the factory before packaging as you can see by the photo of the tip. the only thing wrong with the unit is the tip guard is too short, and the tip touches the material you are wanting to cut so you have to hold the tip up off the material, most videos I have watched on this cutter shows the guard resting on the material to be cut with a small air gap between the tip and the material being cut. I highly recommend this cutter, and I am going to buy one for my son.