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Plasma cutting is a process in which an electric arc is used for cutting or gouging a workpiece. The plasma cutter is generally contained within a housing and provides output power to a pair of cables that extend from the plasma cutter apparatus. One of the cables has a torch that is located at the outer end of the cable and the other cable has a work clamp at its outer end that is adapted to be attached to the workpiece. The CNC plasma cutter apparatus is designed to be a portable unit, that is, the plasma cutter can be carried by a person from location to location. Basically, the new inverter based plasma cutters now achieve the portability of other industrial power tools. With such portability, however, there is an increased risk of damage to the plasma cutter which increases the importance of protection in transport and storage. While there are protective cases used among highly portable power tools, such as drills, saws and the like, at the present, protective cases are not widely used with plasma cutting machines. Protective cases have also been used on portable welding equipment, however, these protective cases for that purpose require manipulation of the power source from a natural vertical position to a horizontal position. In addition, the weld and ground cables for such welding equipment must be detached from the power source and be deliberately arranged in a specific manner into a storage position. With a plasma cutter, the reorientation of the cutter is made more difficult by the comparative size, weight and amount of cabling that needs to be manipulated, as compared with standard power tools. Accordingly, it would be advantageous to have a protective case that requires little, if any, cable and power source manipulation in order stow the plasma cutter therein. In addition, it would be advantageous to have a protective case that requires minimal power source and cable manipulation for stowage in the protective case, while closely matching the aspect ratio of the plasma cutter to maximize space efficiency. Source:news sbkj
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