Nozzle orifices

As much as I'd have liked to get a 50 amp Everlast plasma to go with my Everlast MIG and TIG, I ended up getting a 50 amp Chinese unit, I'm retired and can't justify the difference in price. In the manual it suggests 0.6 to 1.1mm nozzle orifices but I've only found one source with one other size besides 1.1mm and it was 0.7mm, I couldn't even find a size on most nozzles including Everlast's AG60 nozzles, can the orifice be drilled to the diameter required or am I missing some feature on the inside that means I can't do that?

There are major differences. The AG60 is offered only in one size tip by most manufacturers of that torch. It's a basic HF type. But I'm sorry you bought a no name "chinese" unit. No support and no warranty. They last about 6 months to 1 year and most of them are mosfet design, especially if you have the AG60 torch. It may likely end up costing you more than you planned if you have to buy twice.

Did you look at our far better Hatchet 60 before you bought?

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Originally Posted by performance

There are major differences. The AG60 is offered only in one size tip by most manufacturers of that torch. It's a basic HF type. But I'm sorry you bought a no name "chinese" unit. No support and no warranty. They last about 6 months to 1 year and most of them are mosfet design, especially if you have the AG60 torch. It may likely end up costing you more than you planned if you have to buy twice.

Did you look at our far better Hatchet 60 before you bought?

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No, I'm in Canada and didn't see any reference to anything but Everlast units. The unit I bought is IGBT with a supposed 60% duty cycle. As for the unit lasting half a year, it depends on what you call half a year, if that's 1000 hours, I'll be using the torch about 50 hours a year, so I'll be one of the happiest people around as the unit should last 20 years, if it lasts 500 hours, still pretty happy, 250 hours, not overjoyed but still not much of an issue.

Anyway, I'll look at the difference between the 0.7mm and 1.1mm nozzles, hopefully, all it will require is drilling. It's odd that they would suggest the different size nozzles if no one makes them but who knows where they copied the manual from.

According to my experience with customers calling to buy one of ours after failure, some don't last but a double handful of hours. But those cheapies are good for about 50 to 100 hours it would seem at best. Nor do they meet US safety standards.