Cutting without a disc · review
Sold as a working set — a 5 m (16 ft) torch, earth lead, shield and hammer — with a seven-year warranty behind it.
Where we come out The best-equipped set here, with a standard torch and a real warranty — quiet on duty cycle and on materials.
Five hundred and twenty-two euros buys a 70 A cutter with a PT-80 torch on a 5 m (16 ft) lead, a 3 m (10 ft) earth lead, a face shield and a chipping hammer — and a seven-year warranty from a company with a published address.
Plasma consumables — electrode, nozzle, swirl ring, shield cup — wear out. They are the running cost of the tool, and what you pay for them depends entirely on whether your torch is a standard one. The PT-80 is among the most widely supported fitments in this class, so the parts are commodity items from many suppliers.
A machine with a proprietary torch will cut identically and cost you more every month, and there is no way back once you own it.
Seventy amps is comfortably above the 45 A machines earlier on this page and below the 85 A Stamos. The listing quotes up to 25 mm (0.98 in) without naming a material, which we reproduce with that caveat: in mild steel, treat it as a machine that severs 20-odd millimeters and cuts cleanly around 15.
The 5 m (16 ft) torch matters more than it sounds. It is the difference between cutting across a full sheet from one position and moving the machine three times.
No duty cycle, and no thickness by material. At this price both would be reasonable to expect — the €462 Stamos publishes a duty cycle and the €330 STAHLWERK publishes three thicknesses.
Current, cut figure, ignition, torch and lead lengths, set contents and warranty come from the manufacturer’s published specification. Market availability was verified per market on the EAN.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-08-13. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Current | 70 A |
|---|---|
| Cut thickness | Up to 25 mm (0.98 in) (manufacturer’s figure) |
| Ignition | HF with pilot arc |
| Torch | PT-80, 5 m (16 ft) |
| Earth lead | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Also supplied | Face shield, chipping hammer with brush |
| Warranty | 7 years (IPO Technik-Handels GmbH, Friedrichshafen, DE) |
| Amazon reference | B08FT783WM |
| EAN | 4251395112021 |
Because the consumables follow it. A PT-80 is a widely copied standard, so electrodes, nozzles, swirl rings and shields are sold by many suppliers and cost little. A machine with a proprietary torch ties you to whoever imported it, at their price, for as long as they carry the model. On a tool whose running cost is consumables, that is the difference that shows up in year two.
For anything larger than a bench, yes. The torch length sets how far you can travel from the machine, and plasma work is often on sheet laid across trestles or on a structure that will not move. Five meters covers a full sheet without shifting the cutter, which also means fewer trip hazards across a shop floor.
8.1/ 10
The best-equipped set here, with a standard torch and a real warranty — quiet on duty cycle and on materials.
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on August 13, 2026.
A workshop that wants one box, standard consumables and somewhere to send it if it fails
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for welding and metalworking machines and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
120 V · built-in compressor · 27 lb · inverter · pre-set pressure
A plasma cutter with its own compressor inside — no bottle, no hose, no water trap — and a listing that publishes neither a cut thickness nor an amperage.
Best for: Cutting thin steel anywhere there is a socket, with nothing else to carry
≈ $1085
15–45 A · 15 mm (0.59 in) steel / 8 mm (0.31 in) stainless / 5 mm (0.20 in) aluminum · €330
The first machine here that publishes its cut thickness for three materials instead of one — which is the whole specification.
Best for: A workshop cutting steel plate and section up to about 10 mm (0.39 in), cleanly
80 A · 25 mm (0.98 in) steel / 15 mm (0.59 in) stainless / 8 mm (0.31 in) aluminum · €750
Adjustable pre- and post-flow together with thicknesses for three materials — the fullest specification on this page.
Best for: Regular cutting in 10 to 18 mm (0.39 to 0.71 in) steel, where the cheaper machines are working at their limit
