Originally Posted by
csspecs
I have a smaller one I got from Bescutter they are a Florida based importer of machines.. I have an enclosed 500 watt 4x4 table that we have had two years.. I have a small shop and only cut up to 14ga with regularity. I've cut some 1/4” but it was not really pretty because I just don't have the power. I saw one of their 10,000 watt machines and it did a better job on 1" plate than mine did on 1/4”. I did a little video about it.
I think you would want something around the 2000 watt range. Maybe you could get by with a 1500 but honestly sometimes it's best just to pay the bill.
I will say I was a little jealous when I saw that exchange table in action, lifting anything bigger than 16 ga into a machine is rather unpleasant.