Hi. I have recently got my CNC plasma cutter up and cutting with the hand torch. I am using a Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 101 plasma cutter. I found that Thermal Dynamics basically offers two machine torches, a shielded one and a non-shielded one. I am not sure which I should go with. It seams like the shielded one would be the best. Are there any drawbacks to the shielded one compared to the non-shielded one? Any help would be great Thanks.