Woodward Fab is a vendor that shows up at the largest Car Shows that we have in the Charlotte Area, The Food Lion Auto Fair - it's held in the Spring ( this show is HUGE ) and another show in the Fall ( this one is much smaller in participation ). I have bought a number of items from them and the latest purchase was one of their Plasma cutters - it was the end of the show and they didn't want to have to pack this last one up and take it home, so I got a pretty good deal on it ! !
Their list price on the unit ( see the link below ) is $579.99 . . . and I'll give my review of the product . . .
Here's the link to their website page for this plasma cutter
http://www.woodwardfab.com/product-category/product/welding/plasma-cutting-machine-pl500/
I've used other plasma cutters in the past, and didn't want to shell out the BIG BUCKS for one of them . . . then I saw this unit from Woodward Fab . . .
First, a couple pictures of this little unit . . . it is very compact and easy to move around . . .
![sm_plasmacutter01.jpg sm_plasmacutter01.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217142-e76d2d2cc88936ca5e03d5ce43099d41.jpg)
Another picture . . .
![sm_plasmacutter02.jpg sm_plasmacutter02.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217143-6827fbdd8d7a2645b2dceff27cc3d12d.jpg)
I wondered how this "little" unit would work since the other ones I've used have been much larger in size ( thank you technology ! )
![sm_plasmacutter03.jpg sm_plasmacutter03.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217144-f5649448479ec611c4b5ebd30af963eb.jpg)
I was really surprised at the performance, and the thing cut the metal as well as the bigger ones I've used in the past . . .
![sm_plasmacutter04.jpg sm_plasmacutter04.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217145-69eab3620f2ced36030d7744dd179257.jpg)
The cuts in the metal ( ok, burns ? ? ) were very nice if I kept from being too "fast" with the torch . . .
![sm_plasmacutter05.jpg sm_plasmacutter05.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217146-06d1603d2135e6633c1bd1594d1257ec.jpg)
In a couple places, I had to remove extra metal, to get to the second layer of metal behind it ( and in one place, there was 3 layers of metal )
![sm_plasmacutter06.jpg sm_plasmacutter06.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217147-2fa005a128e39770e32b896508572132.jpg)
Then, after removing the extra cut, I could get the metal behind it cut away . . . ( not too bad as it can be done fairly quickly )
![sm_plasmacutter07.jpg sm_plasmacutter07.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217148-ec575e05bbcd0a7804357d44ec812d18.jpg)
Here's the "chunk" of metal that I bought from the 2013 Challenger, to use the tunnel hump in my 67 Belvedere Convertible . . .
![sm_plasmacutter08.jpg sm_plasmacutter08.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217149-46df31cf1c93d51f7cbd5605f8b9cb96.jpg)
And after a short amount of time the trimming of the "chunk" looked like this . . .
![sm_plasmacutter09.jpg sm_plasmacutter09.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217150-1c653f0a7be9b631aad10d60df59e147.jpg)
And the piece of metal that was removed . . . so far . . . it got dark and I've still got the other side to trim . . .
![sm_plasmacutter10.jpg sm_plasmacutter10.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217151-a75c9cd0d42fda272960302860a124ad.jpg)
The good , the bad, and the . . . well, other stuff . . .
First, I only have 1-220V outlet in my shop, so I had to trade filling the compressor tank, and cutting the metal ( not much I can do - still not too bad ! )
The machine worked very well, and it was the triple layers of metal that was the frustration, not the performance of the cutter.
I really don't have anything bad to say about the Plasma Cutter, and for the price I was very pleasantly surprised by just how well it did perform ! !
If you're in the market for a very nice Plasma Cutter, for around the $500-600 price range - this cutter really seems to fit the bill . . .
Their list price on the unit ( see the link below ) is $579.99 . . . and I'll give my review of the product . . .
Here's the link to their website page for this plasma cutter
http://www.woodwardfab.com/product-category/product/welding/plasma-cutting-machine-pl500/
I've used other plasma cutters in the past, and didn't want to shell out the BIG BUCKS for one of them . . . then I saw this unit from Woodward Fab . . .
First, a couple pictures of this little unit . . . it is very compact and easy to move around . . .
![sm_plasmacutter01.jpg sm_plasmacutter01.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217142-e76d2d2cc88936ca5e03d5ce43099d41.jpg)
Another picture . . .
![sm_plasmacutter02.jpg sm_plasmacutter02.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217143-6827fbdd8d7a2645b2dceff27cc3d12d.jpg)
I wondered how this "little" unit would work since the other ones I've used have been much larger in size ( thank you technology ! )
![sm_plasmacutter03.jpg sm_plasmacutter03.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217144-f5649448479ec611c4b5ebd30af963eb.jpg)
I was really surprised at the performance, and the thing cut the metal as well as the bigger ones I've used in the past . . .
![sm_plasmacutter04.jpg sm_plasmacutter04.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217145-69eab3620f2ced36030d7744dd179257.jpg)
The cuts in the metal ( ok, burns ? ? ) were very nice if I kept from being too "fast" with the torch . . .
![sm_plasmacutter05.jpg sm_plasmacutter05.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217146-06d1603d2135e6633c1bd1594d1257ec.jpg)
In a couple places, I had to remove extra metal, to get to the second layer of metal behind it ( and in one place, there was 3 layers of metal )
![sm_plasmacutter06.jpg sm_plasmacutter06.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217147-2fa005a128e39770e32b896508572132.jpg)
Then, after removing the extra cut, I could get the metal behind it cut away . . . ( not too bad as it can be done fairly quickly )
![sm_plasmacutter07.jpg sm_plasmacutter07.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217148-ec575e05bbcd0a7804357d44ec812d18.jpg)
Here's the "chunk" of metal that I bought from the 2013 Challenger, to use the tunnel hump in my 67 Belvedere Convertible . . .
![sm_plasmacutter08.jpg sm_plasmacutter08.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217149-46df31cf1c93d51f7cbd5605f8b9cb96.jpg)
And after a short amount of time the trimming of the "chunk" looked like this . . .
![sm_plasmacutter09.jpg sm_plasmacutter09.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217150-1c653f0a7be9b631aad10d60df59e147.jpg)
And the piece of metal that was removed . . . so far . . . it got dark and I've still got the other side to trim . . .
![sm_plasmacutter10.jpg sm_plasmacutter10.jpg](https://www.forbbodiesonly.com/moparforum/data/attachments/217/217151-a75c9cd0d42fda272960302860a124ad.jpg)
The good , the bad, and the . . . well, other stuff . . .
First, I only have 1-220V outlet in my shop, so I had to trade filling the compressor tank, and cutting the metal ( not much I can do - still not too bad ! )
The machine worked very well, and it was the triple layers of metal that was the frustration, not the performance of the cutter.
I really don't have anything bad to say about the Plasma Cutter, and for the price I was very pleasantly surprised by just how well it did perform ! !
If you're in the market for a very nice Plasma Cutter, for around the $500-600 price range - this cutter really seems to fit the bill . . .