My name is (Gabriella) Gabi. I am interested in metal art but have never made anything. I want to purchase a plasma cutting system. After doing some research on my own, I am looking specifically at the Plasma Cam and Hypertherm Powermax 45. I have never worked with any tool in my life other than a hammer and screwdriver. When watching the demo video for the PlasmaCam, it looks super easy, yet when I go into forums and read posts about "height issues" and other problems, I'm like - wow. What does all that mean? It looks like I would have to do and check a million things leading up to the machine doing the actual cut. ? I was envisioning - unpack it, hook it up to my computer, slap the metal down, turn the machine on and GO. But the more I read about it, that doesn't seem to be the case. Also, does anyone have any input on these particular machines? Thanks !