Swapped to a plasma cutter last year and it cost me a bundle

I spent $750 on a Hypertherm Powermax30 about 14 months ago thinking it would speed up my work on quarter panels. Honestly it's been sitting in the corner gathering dust because I still reach for my old sawzall for most cuts. I just don't see the value unless you're doing heavy frame stuff every day. Anyone else regret a big tool purchase like that?

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laura_wilson2d ago

You say "gathering dust" like that's the tool's fault.

jessica3312d ago

The real issue is nobody talks about how tools get "gathered dust" because the person bought the wrong tool for the job in the first place. I see it all the time with neighbors picking up a random saw or drill just because it was on sale, not because they actually had a project for it. Then it sits there for years taking up space and they blame the tool for being useless. If you match the tool to an actual need it gets used way more often.

lee.cora2d ago

Yeah I saw a blog post somewhere that said most people buy tools based on sales fliers instead of what they're actually gonna build. @jessica331 you're right, it's like buying a winter coat in July and then wondering why it never leaves the closet.