Hello all, building a shop hopefully off grid, however I can not find any reference points for this build. Looking at various plasmas preferable one with pipe cutting abilities. Will most likely go with a Torchmate 4400 with pipe cutter. There are a couple other brands that are appealing though.

Here’s the magic question, does anyone know what it would take to run this machine for say a couple hours a day, this won’t be a production shop, I am a industrial designer by trade and mostly specialize in one off projects. I am looking into cutting some heavier plate, most likely not exceeding 1/2”. Some minor structural stuff like framing for shipping containers builds, brackets etc. I know many variables determine an exact calculation I’m just baffled I can’t find the discussion at the least. Any direction with this would be honestly appreciated.