Best little plasma cutter for the price. The in-house recycling center just cut 3,000 pounds of parking light poles in about 8 hours. It took a little longer than I'm used to, but our PAk 10 machine fired at the cubes. I thought to try that. I extended the size limitations because the rod was 1/2" thick. I cut a little slower, but he cut the pipe. The key was to get the ground wire closer to the area where you're cutting. hit!