miller 375 x-treme plasma cutter

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Oct 15, 2006 | 06:43 PM

4runnermt

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miller 375 x-treme plasma cutter

Hey guys, I just ordered a miller 375 x-treme plasma cutter. Has anybody used one of these? If so, I'm curious what you think of this unit.

Oct 16, 2006 | 02:20 PM

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thou shalt not covet thy neighbors plasma cutter

i dunno anything about the one you are getting but i've used a very small plasma cutter before and even it was a nice tool to have

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Oct 16, 2006 | 03:32 PM

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My dad has the Miller 625 at the house. I use it all the time and have to say that it is so much nicer than having to use a cutting wheel or torch. They do take some getting used to in order to make some nice cuts.

Oct 19, 2006 | 02:20 PM

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That's the one I have. It's great for me but I don't have anything else to compare it to besides a gas-axe.
I got one of these to knock off the slag.

Feb 8, 2010 | 03:39 AM

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Plasma cutter - expensive as heck and you still have to grind/clean up the edges with a grinder for a clean weld. Even if you could afford it there are plenty of other tools that you would get much more use from. I have one and rarely use it.

Acetylene cutting torch - crude cuts and again you have to clean up your edges with a grinder. It's very time consuming grinding the edges until they are clean and true.

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Originally Posted by wyoming9

If you are getting poor cut quality from your Plasma and Oxy- Acetylene you are not doing it correct or need more practice .

If you did it all the time you would be able to get ready to weld pieces from both processes

Hiya Wyoming9, I'd rather be wrong and learn something than proud and ignorant. My Miller 375 x-treme plasma cutter only has two adjustments. The amperage dial and the on off switch. The air flow is regulated at 90 psi by the plasma cutter. I have an air/moisture filter to prevent water although the lines are normally dry anyhow. What exactly are you doing to make for a cleaner cut without contaminates? Are you using nitrogen something? Plasma is definitely cleaner than acetylene but it a long cry from a clean cut that an angle grinder with a cut off wheel will provide. When I cut A36 with my plasma I get cuts that are almost good enough to weld but there is still quite a bit of junk from the cut edge. Are you using MIG or TIG on your welds?

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