After much research I finally purchased a Hypertherm Powermax 600 plasma cutter. It does a great job and I am satisfied with it. If anyone has any experience with this machine or company (Good or bad) I would like to hear about it. I am very new to this and any tips or info would be greatly appreciated. I also have found a few online sites with good prices on consumables to share if anyone is interested. Thanks. Jim ripshot @ yahoo.com