Name: Lotos LT5000D
Brand: Lotos

3.5/5#15 of 21 in over 45 A plasma cutters
3.5

A budget touch-start cutter for clean steel up to 1/2 in in a home shop. Buyers who cut rusty, painted or mesh stock should pay more for a pilot arc.

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Pros

Costs less than most 50 A cutters and still severs 3/4 in steel on a 240 V outlet
Runs on a household outlet for sheet metal and thin plate
Regulator and air plug come fitted, so it hooks to a shop compressor in minutes

Cons

No pilot arc: the tip has to touch the metal, so painted, rusty or expanded metal is hard to cut and tips wear faster
Clean cuts stop at 1/2 in, and only 1/3 in on 120 V

How it scores

The rating comes from 5 measured or published factors, each scored 0-100 against fixed reference points for its size. How we rank explains each one.

Specifications

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