One of the things that a lot of people new to plasma cutters may not be aware of it that plasma cutters require an air compressor to operate.
Why an Air Compressor is Needed
The compressed air from the air compressor is used to blow the melted material away during the plasma cutting process.
So that is one thing to keep in mind when the portability of a plasma cutter is important to you.
Many times you will see these small and very portable plasma cutting units, but then it is easy to forget about the requirement to have an air compressor for the plasma cutter to operate.
This air compressor requirement makes that small, lightweight plasma cutter suddenly much less convenient.
More Portable Solution
There is some good news on this front though.
Like most problems, someone has come up with a solution.
There are now portable plasma cutters with built-in air compressors that solve the problem of needing an external air compressor to use them.
Of course, these plasma cutters with a built-in air compressor are more expensive and a little heavier than a comparable power units without a built-in air compressor.
If you need to travel with your plasma cutter or you use your plasma cutter in a farm or factory where you need to move it around a lot then you will certainly appreciate having a plasma cutter with a built-in air compressor.
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