--- title: Choosing The Right CNC Plasma Cutter - Part 1 (Let's Talk About It) source_url: https://prevision.co.za/choosing-plasma-cutter-part-1 published: 2016-06-25 17:30:52 modified: 2021-11-24 08:36:49 fetched_at: 2026-08-30T22:10:24+0200 category: company wp_site: https://prevision.co.za wp_prefix: prevision_co_za wp_id: 7764 wp_type: post pass: sql16-beemo-wp-mysql-digest-2026-08-30 notes: sql16 beemocyafr_db1 published digest; public permalink; no wp internals in body. --- # Choosing The Right CNC Plasma Cutter - Part 1 (Let's Talk About It) **Source:** [https://prevision.co.za/choosing-plasma-cutter-part-1](https://prevision.co.za/choosing-plasma-cutter-part-1) - published: 2016-06-25 17:30:52 - modified: 2021-11-24 08:36:49 - youtube: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiPV3eCb2I **The Entry-Level MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutter from [Advanced Machinery](http://am.co.za/)** Let's talk about entry-level Plasma Cutting. By now you possibly know that a CNC plasma cutting machine works simply with a plasma torch that blows an inert gas at high speeds out of a nozzle, through an electrical arc, which turns some of that gas to hot plasma, right? The [MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiPV3eCb2I) is generally suitable for making metal-arts, signage frames, trailers, gates etc, that mainly require cutting mild steel, up to 10mm with low precision and low productivity. To start with, this article is intended to help you get around three of the most important questions that will influence your decision and aid you in picking the right CNC plasma cutter: Let 's approach the problem logically. The first questions to ask when selecting a plasma cutter relate to cutting capacity: • What thickness of metal will you routinely cut? • What is the maximum thickness you might cut? • What size of [CNC Plasma Cutting Table and gantry bar](http://cncplasmatable.co.za/) do you need? • How fast do you want to cut? Questions that will influence your decision and aid you in picking the right CNC plasma cutter: Let 's approach the problem logically. The first questions to ask when selecting a plasma cutter relate to cutting capacity: ![](https://prevision.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/2-31.jpg) ![](https://prevision.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/3-34.jpg) Cutter answers all your voltage and cutting questions with little effor from your side. For example, let's take a 12-amp unit rated at 110 Volts Direct Current (1,320 watts total). You're looking at a quality cut on 3/16-inch steel and will sever 1/4-inch steel. Read more on the options provided by Advanced Machinery, when it comes to the best cutting quality: 1). [Hypertherm Powermax Plasma Profile Cutter](http://am.co.za/plasma/powermax) 2). [Gantry CNC Plasma Cutting Machine](http://am.co.za/plasma/gantry) More about Gantry CNC Flame/Plasma Cutting Machine with Hypertherm Plasma Cutter [here](http://am.co.za/plasma/gantry). The cutting capacity of a particular size plasma machine varies greatly, as is shown [here](http://am.co.za/plasma/buying-guide.pdf). If you’re a start-up, you’d probably want to consider the relatively efficient and affordable MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutter – a portable, lightweight and very affordable entry level CNC Plasma cutting solution – from Advanced Machinery. This machine is ultimately reliable and productive, and is suitable for high precision cutting in the most demanding of applications even on flame cutting. An oxy-fuel cutting torch can be fitted on it to achieve the highest production capability for better cutting quality on mild steel and other metal plates. ![](https://prevision.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/4-28.jpg) ![](https://prevision.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/5-15.jpg) To learn more about the [AM.CO.ZA](https://am.co.za/) MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutter, kindly click on [this link](http://univision.co.za/video/125728095) for a live demonstration. Or you can watch [this video](http://discam.co.za/video/168680501) of a 30mm Mild Steel Plate Cutting by Oxy-Fuel Flame Cutting on MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutting Machine from [AM.CO.ZA](https://am.co.za/). For more on the specifications of the MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutting Tables, please go to: [http://cncplasmatable.co.za/](http://cncplasmatable.co.za/) For additional information on our MetalWise CNC Plasma Cutting Machine, and for further enquiries around our CNC Machines, please feel free to contact us on [060 600 6000](tel:27606006000) or visit our website at: [http://am.co.za](http://am.co.za/) ## Video - YouTube: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiPV3eCb2I](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPiPV3eCb2I) ## PDFs - [http://am.co.za/plasma/buying-guide.pdf](http://am.co.za/plasma/buying-guide.pdf)