Plasma cutter

[lord preset]

I wouldn't buy a plasma cutter just to cut transformer and IEC holes but since I have one anyway for other reasons I thought I would try it.

Not very forgiving but damn, that was fast. Do try this at home but don't blame me if you sneeze and turn your chassis into modern art.

[Satchmoeddie-II]

I have used a CNC plasma cutter for the EI scrapless GOES lam materials. Make sure you do not inhale the fumes. Bud Purvine & Nickolai Srvenovich both warned me about using plasma cutters & lasers to cut GOES nickel/silicon steel E-I lams. Nick invented the laser etching machine back in the 1980s. Bud makes one of the most aggressive fast PTs on the planet. He makes a darn nice set of 35,40,45, and 45, 50 & 100 watt Fender/Marshall OTs. His OTs are nice, but the PTs are a tad fast. Okay they are very fast. If you are making a bass amp, or can live with some tighter more aggressive bass, & less mid scoop, they are wonderful. The Marshall / Fender OTs are the same core same windings, but he adds 3 sheets of Kapton in the Marshall version to bring up the internal capacitance. How do they sound? Like they should. I used a CNC plasma cutter to cut laminates. Unfortunately the E-I is a scrapless design, so your sheet may start to sag or drop as it gets cut up.

[M Fowler]

So Bud works for O-netic's transformers? I plan to call them about a quote for a 280w bass transformer I heard about.

The plasma cutters are great for making DIY suspension brackets for street rods or race cars.