LT3500 35Amp 110V/120V Input Portable 2/5' Cut Air Plasma Cutter

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1. Works great

   Posted by butch cooley on Jun 20th 2018

   Works great

2. Five Stars

   Posted by alan pulliam on May 27th 2018

   nice unit

3. Awesome machine. Works just as well as the victor ...

   Posted by mike torre on Apr 19th 2018

   Awesome machine. Works just as well as the victor I was using. Consumables not available locally purchase them with machine

4. Kick butt plasma cut

   Posted by The chancelor on Apr 17th 2018

   Used this to cut out the weird books and crannies on my school bus conversion. Just buy it it¡¯s a steal for the cash.

5. If you're looking at this....Just buy it already!

   Posted by Moosepuck on Mar 21st 2018

   Holy cow....I love this thing. I've only used it a few times now but it's been enough for me to really, really like it. I'm a real person, not a bot..... The lack of reviews made me weary, but after seeing more reviews on home depots site....plus figuring out I'd be at least $750 into a 240 unit after buying a cord, installing a subpanel. I did buy the esab pt31 torch head someone else mentioned in the reviews for it that they installed it on this unit because the consumables are much cheaper. I haven't installed it yet but I will when I burn up what I've got.
   I made several practice cuts on some sheet metal then cut out a couple of Clemson decorative thingys.... I'm impressed. For $200, you can't go wrong. It seems they stand by their warranty based on reviews of other units, if it craps out after 366 days, I'll buy another one.
   The only issue i had is that the nipple fitting for the air hose didn't fit my goodyear air hose...i swapped one from another tool and it was fine, looks identical, just barely off somehow......that's splitting hairs.
   Excellent for a hobbyist!
   
   These took all of five minutes to cut out....
   
   I should've written this review on my computer, my finger is tired.
   
   Update,....still awesome
   
   Update 7/7/2018: Unfortunately she just quit working for me today. I've checked everything I can check. Air blows through, wires have continuity, ground is good, fresh consumables, everything lights up and sounds as it should. I've sent an email to the seller through Amazon. It's Saturday, so we'll see what happens next week. I'm hoping for good customer service! Changed review to four stars since I've only had it since March. Will update when I have news, good or bad.
   
   7/11 update: Customer service contacted me after I emailed them through Amazon, they sent me a shipping label and it's heading out for repair. So far so good, hopefully it comes back working again soon!
   
   7/27.... Received the machine back today along with a video and pics of it working fine no extra charge...it works great again. That said they found nothing wrong. It sounds different and they put a new fitting on the pressure regulator that actually fits my equipment. .....so regardless of their website saying they'll charge you $60+ for shipping to repair..... They didn't charge me a thing and were quite good at handling the issue. My cheap plasma is going again. Thank you!
   
   Adding another pic
   
   10/9/2018 update: still love it, been trying to work with my 220v primeweld unit and it can't cut as clean. the Lotos has a much tighter arc and cut much cleaner, much better for clean cuts in sheet metal. I'll keep my primeweld for heavier jobs and as a backup.

6. Five Stars

   Posted by Dakota58801 on Mar 13th 2018

   Just what I was looking for. Have not used very much but when I did it worked well.

7. Works great for a $200 machine - A lot cleaner cut ...

   Posted by Lori & Peter on Jan 15th 2018

   Works great for a $200 machine - A lot cleaner cut than a cutting torch - A lot less mess also - ground cable could be a bit longer

8. Good hobby grade machine.

   Posted by Bustedmp on Oct 1st 2017

   I've had this about 6 weeks now and haven't had any problems with it so far. I didn't purchase this planning on daily use. I mainly bought it for a frame repair project on my Jeep. Didn't want to mess with cutoff wheels on my grinder or use my oxy/acetylene torch. It worked flawlessly for entire project. It is light and compact enough to sit right on top of my welder.
   
   I did some research before buying it and found the major complaint was the ground lead. The torch cable is about 15ft long while the ground cable was a little over 6ft long. It was also pretty thin stuff as well. I bought 20ft of 4ga marine grade cable to replace the 6 or 8 ga ground cable before even using the machine.
   
   The entire time I used it so far, I haven't managed to max out the duty cycle on it even once. Replacement consumables from Lotos are a bit on the expensive side. I purchased a set form another source, but there are plenty of sellers on Amazon that sell them also. The set I have, the center electrode is a little larger than the torch body where it goes in, but a few seconds on my belt sander fixed that problem.
   
   I was a little concerned about my purchase, but since the project I bought it for is completed, I may only use it once a month if I'm lucky now.

9. Work good. How to save on Consumables

   Posted by digitaldi on Sep 8th 2017

   Just received one from Home Depot for < $200 delivered. Seems to work well. One issue was the consumables. Lotos wants a lot for them so I bought a package of "RIVERWELD 60pcs Air Plasma Cutting Cutter Consumables Extended Fit PT-31 LG40 Torch Cut-50d" from Amazon. All I had to do was turn down the center of the electrodes to .293" dia and turn my air pressure down to about 40 psi (because the tip's hole is about .003" larger than Lotos' tip) @ 25 amps (for 1/4" steel) and it cuts great. You might have to play with your settings. The strain relief for the control wire plug was very loss and wouldn't clamp down on the wire so I disassembled it and wrapped electrical tape around the wire several times so the clamp will really work as a strain relief.

10. Five Stars

    Posted by dml on Jul 16th 2017

    Slow and steady and 1/2" A36 did just fine

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