Lotos Plasma Cutters and Welders

17 Reviews to “Lotos Plasma Cutters and Welders”

1. admin Says:
   

   Lotos are a GREAT deal… this relatively small company produces some top of the line equipment at affordable prices. And they stand behind what they sell 100%

   • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
   • Reliability: 9 / 10
   • Ease of use: 10 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 8 / 10
2. Penney Says:
   

   I got one of these for my husband for his birthday, and he loves it. Words can NOT express our amazement with this little baby! AWESOME!

   • Overall Rating: 9 / 10
   • Reliability: 9 / 10
   • Ease of use: 7 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 8 / 10
3. David Hartley Says:
   

   Hi, I just wanted to drop you a line and tell you how pleased I am with the lotos plasma cutter. I am genuinely impressed with the machine and would recommend it to everyone. Your delivery time and packaging was outstanding. Thank you again for the great deal on this unit. Sincerely, David Hartley.

   • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
   • Reliability: 8 / 10
   • Ease of use: 7 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 9 / 10
4. Jonathan Says:
   

   Great Machine with Great after-sale Service. Would recommend this brand. Boy friend really loves it.

   • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
   • Reliability: 10 / 10
   • Ease of use: 9 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 9 / 10
5. Don Riead Says:
   

   I got my CT520D on ebay for $460.00 shipped free. It came complete and ready for cutting or stick welding. The tig system had a few glitches. First of all the gas meter has the wrong end for US argon bottles. Lucky for me I had a bad meter from which I could rob the fitting. It also didn’t come with any electrodes. With that said, the plasma cutter burns through 3/8 quickly and cleanly. The stick welder actually lays a smoother bead then my Hobart AC/DC Stickmate. I am having a hard time believing this inexpensive all-in-one welder/cutter can hold up to the same usage as my Hobart of Miller 200. It is just soooooo light.

   The wiring instructions suck. The heavy green and heavy black wires are your commons when wired for 220V. The little 16 gauge wire with the green stripe is the neutral. I didn’t like the Idea of such a tiny neutral so I ran a 10 gauge wire from the earth ground terminal, taped it to the power cord and attached it to the neutral/ground terminal. Overall fit and finish isn’t typical Chinese. My biggest complaint is the fact that it is Chinese. But it would have cost 3 to 4 time more for a USA brand. So Far So good.

   • Overall Rating: 8 / 10
   • Reliability: 8 / 10
   • Ease of use: 9 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 10 / 10
6. Steve Barentine Says:
   

   I purchase the high end 520 and was very displeased. First of all the instructions are useless, you can tell they were translated from Chinese into English and are absolutly usless. No details of how to operate the unit what so ever. Could not get the plasma to work properly and ruined a piece i was working on. No mention at all that the tig wont work with out a tungsen rod. You would think such a vital piece of info would be included in the instructions. Where did i go to get the correct info? Good old American made Miller. Their instructions are precise and a valuable source of welding information. As we all know you get what you pay for. I paid 650.00 for the unit a Miller unit of the same type is between 2000-3000. You can certainly tell the difference in quality.

   • Overall Rating: 2 / 10
   • Reliability: 2 / 10
   • Ease of use: 1 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 2 / 10
7. alan Says:
   

   i bought the 520d instructions were no help at all it would not arc sent it back for repairs had to pay for the shipping it came back and still did not work.i’m in the middle of trying to get my money back. very unhappy with item.

   • Overall Rating: 1 / 10
   • Reliability: 1 / 10
   • Ease of use: 1 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 1 / 10
8. Joe Says:
   

   I purchased this unit from Lotos shop in san francisco bay area. this unit is amazing. I just want to tell you that how pleased i am with this unit. they offer very good after-sale service too.

   • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
   • Reliability: 10 / 10
   • Ease of use: 9 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 10 / 10
9. stephen Says:
   

   I got this lotos cut50d from uwelding.com, it works perfect for my racing car project. saves big $$$….

   • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
   • Reliability: 10 / 10
   • Ease of use: 9 / 10
   • Quality of arc: 10 / 10
10. Dave Says:
    

    My Cut 50 works great. Nobody believes what this thing will do until I show them. Only down side is finding the consumables. Can’t buy only a few. They are only sold on eBay at $100+ for 90 pieces.

    • Overall Rating: 8 / 10
    • Reliability: 8 / 10
    • Ease of use: 9 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 9 / 10
11. George Says:
    

    My CT520D works perfect for both cutting and welding. However it can not weld aluminum. I got it from ebay for 599 dollars with free s&h. Order it on Wednesday and receive it on Friday. Would like to recommend this company to others

    • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
    • Reliability: 9 / 10
    • Ease of use: 10 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 10 / 10
12. Jenny Says:
    

    My bf really loves his Lotos CT520Y as his birthday gift… cuts the metal like hot knife on butter….. However the user manual could be better.

    • Overall Rating: 10 / 10
    • Reliability: 10 / 10
    • Ease of use: 9 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 10 / 10
13. presbychuck Says:
    

    Absolutely a fabulous little machine my CT520D. I am amazed at its power and versatility. The only real downsides are the cheesy triggers, doesn’t come with all you need. Wrong gas hookup, no plugs for either 110 or 220 (of course these are subject to market area), flow meter had a clip missing, hose and clamps are junky, comes without any tungsten, and the plasma consumables are rapidly consumed and you have to buy a huge lot to get any at all. Once you have it all hooked up, the machine cuts and welds like much more expensive machines though as I said, the cutter consumables go quicklly. Even on 110 power it welds and cuts with amazing performance. Overall and bang for the buck, once everything is colelcted and assembled properly, this machine is wonderful.

    • Overall Rating: 8 / 10
    • Reliability: 8 / 10
    • Ease of use: 8 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 9 / 10
14. Alan Says:
    

    I purchased a Lotos 50A plasma cutter from their local dealer in Seattle with coupon code “LOTOS11″ for 450 bucks. The machine works really nice. I cut 12″ of 3/4″ metal and did not hit the duty cycle! Unbelievable little machine!! BTW, they use the same consumables as ESAB cutter.

    • Overall Rating: 9 / 10
    • Reliability: 9 / 10
    • Ease of use: 9 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 10 / 10
15. Chad Says:
    

    I purchased a ct520d from an ebay store 3 months ago the welder works great better than my lincon, But I went to use the plasma cutter 3 weeks ago and it dosent work at all. I have emailed the seller 3 times asking about the 1 year warranty and no responce. I would call but they dont have a phone number. I looked for a phone nimber in the manual there is not even one for the lotos company. My advice if you do buy one make sure you can actually talk to someone and fine out about the 1 year warranty.

    • Overall Rating: 2 / 10
    • Reliability: 1 / 10
    • Ease of use: 8 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 9 / 10
16. Eileen Says:
    

    Amazing IGBT Lotos combo unit for 800 dollars shipped. Great plasma cutter and tig welder, have not tried Stick welding.

    • Overall Rating: 9 / 10
    • Reliability: 10 / 10
    • Ease of use: 9 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 9 / 10
17. Mike Says:
    

    The instruction book is useless. The flowmeter has the wrong fitting. The plasma cutter and tig unit don’t work. The stick welder works but darn sure ain’t no 200 amps. Lotos 520d. I should have known better. you get what you pay for. A piece of junk.

    • Overall Rating: 1 / 10
    • Reliability: 1 / 10
    • Ease of use: 1 / 10
    • Quality of arc: 5 / 10

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