The best Stahlwerk plasma cutters, compared.
Top pick: Haxiaoer HXC600D Best value: Reboot 45 A – The price-against-evidence block peaks at £103.67, with a review that names 6 mm, 10 mm and 12 mm. Updated October 2026.
A Stahlwerk plasma cutter search is for a garage inverter. Stahlwerk UK sells its own 50, and a 400 V 60 that does not belong on a 13 A socket. None of them is a STAHLWERK machine, and none of them carries that warranty. Every unit needs a compressor you supply, and no box includes a helmet. Split the list by the printed clean-cut figure, the start method, and what a 13 A fuse will feed. The [13 A supply guide](/hub/cutting-tools/stahlwerk-plasma-cutter/sub/stahlwerk-plasma-cutter-13-amp-supply) records the fuse complaints already in the UK reviews, including a blown 13 A fuse on the 60 A touch cutter and fuses above 22 A on the non-HF model.
A Stahlwerk plasma cutter search is for a garage inverter. Stahlwerk UK sells its own 50, and a 400 V 60 that does not belong on a 13 A socket. None of them is a STAHLWERK machine, and none of them carries that warranty.
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The Haxiaoer HXC600D, model HX-UK-T210, is a 60 A non-contact inverter at £129.99, with a listed quality cut of 12 mm and a maximum of 16 mm, and a weight of 3.85 kg on both the bullet and the item line. Four of the five UK reviews, which average 5.0, describe easy setup or a clean, quick cut and a bright LED, and one beginner notes that a short air line is supplied while the compressor is not. The fifth review is titled not working or faulty, and the text under that title says the machine is good and does the job, so the fault itself is never described. The title says 220 V and the technical details say 240 volts. No review in the file states a thickness, a duty cycle or a fuse result, so the 12 mm quality line is still unchecked. The listing does print 2T, which holds the trigger, and 4T, which latches, and there is no helmet in the included list.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A light 60 A non-contact unit for DIY sheet, if you can live with five reviews and two printed voltages
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a checked cut at 12 mm, or a confirmed BS 1363 plug, before they buy
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the Haxiaoer listing state?
A bullet says a maximum of up to 16 mm (3/5 inch) and a high-quality thickness of up to 12 mm (1/2 inch). It names low-carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminium, steel plate and copper. No duty cycle is printed.
Which voltage is printed?
The title says 220 V. The technical details say 240 volts. Both are left as printed. The included list has no compressor and no helmet.
What do the five UK reviews say?
Four describe easy setup or a clean cut. One review is titled not working or faulty, and the text under that title says the machine is good and does the job. The listing is 5.0 from 5 reviews.
The CUT50L is a 50 A inverter whose listing sets an ideal cut of 10 mm and a maximum of 16 mm, and it asks for a separate compressor at 90 PSI and 60 L/min. Both amazon.co.uk reviews, a 5.0 from two, talk about the high-frequency non-contact start: one buyer called the unit well built after a quick test bought as a present, and the other says it starts without an arc to the workpiece and will cut rust and paint without sanding a patch. Neither text names a thickness, a duty cycle, or what the fuse did. The bullet weight of about 3.75 kg sits next to an item weight of 7.05 kg, so the lighter figure is a poor guide to what you carry. The title prints 240 V and the technical table leaves voltage blank. With two reviews and no measured cut, the 10 mm line is still the listing.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A first non-contact cutter for rusty or painted sheet, if you already have a compressor and can accept a two-review sample
Less suitable: Anyone who needs a measured cut near 10–16 mm, or a printed duty cycle, before they buy
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the CUT50L listing state?
A bullet says an ideal cutting thickness of 1/2 inch (10 mm) and a maximum cutting capacity of 3/5 inch (16 mm). It does not print a duty cycle.
Does the listing include a compressor?
No. The bullet says an air compressor is required, at 90 PSI and 60 L/min, with an 8 mm hose. The included-components line lists the cutter, an AG60 torch, an earth clamp, a manual and two nozzles and electrodes.
Which weight is printed?
The bullet says about 3.75 kg (8.3 lb). The technical details say item weight 7.05 kg, and the package line is also 7.05 kg.
The CUT55 lists 10–55 A and a touch arc at £104.99, and the thickness lines disagree: the title says a 12 mm clean cut and a bullet says a clean cut up to 8 mm with 12 mm severance. The title says 230 V and the technical details say 220 volts, and the included-components line names only a plasma torch. The single amazon.co.uk review, which produces the 5.0 from one, says the cutter looks fine and has not been used, and that a suitable air supply is still to be worked out. Recommended pressure is printed as 0.35–0.5 MPa. A 5.0 written before the first cut does not show how 8 mm or 12 mm behaves, and it does not show which plug arrived. The warranty bullet names a PLC55 while the model line is CUT55.
Pros
Cons
Best for: A paper comparison around an 8 mm bullet, if you are waiting for a review from someone who has actually cut
Less suitable: A first cutter you intend to use this weekend, or a buyer who needs one clean-cut number
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the CUT55 listing state?
The title says a 12 mm clean cut. A bullet says materials can be cut cleanly up to 8 mm, with a maximum severance of 12 mm. Both are printed.
Which voltage is printed?
The title says 230 V. The technical details say 220 volts. The listing does not say which plug is fitted.
Has a UK reviewer cut with it?
The only review says it has not been used yet, and that the buyer still needs to work out a suitable air supply. The listing rating is 5.0 from 1 review.
The Reboot CUT60, model RBC6000-29UK, carries the most workshop detail in this set: 4.6 from 28 amazon.co.uk reviews, rank 1 in Plasma Cutting Equipment, at £132.04. The title states a 12 mm clean cut and touch-arc ignition, and a bullet adds a 16 mm maximum and a 35% duty cycle on that 60 A description. UK reviewers report inner sills and steps on a 2005 Transit, including corroded metal and spot welds, 1.2 mm sheet on the lowest settings, holes in 6 mm stainless, several metres of 2 mm stainless, and the tops cut off 200 litre barrels over about seven months of occasional use. One verified review says a 13 A fuse blew, and another buyer moved to a 16 A supply for heavier metal and wanted a larger compressor reservoir. The box has no compressor. Air is given as 30–70 psi, with a PT31 torch and a roller, and one review states a 60% duty cycle, which is that review rather than the 35% bullet. The title leaves voltage blank and the technical details say 240 V.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Occasional garage and vehicle-body cuts on bare or corroded steel and stainless up to about 6 mm, with air you already own
Less suitable: A long cut on thick plate from a 13 A socket, or painted metal if you do not want to clear a start patch
Specifications
Common questions
What cut and duty cycle does the listing state?
The title says a 12 mm clean cut and touch arc. A bullet says a clean 12 mm cut, a 16 mm maximum and 35% duty cycle at that 60 A description. One UK review states 60% duty cycle. That figure is the review.
Will reviewers run it from a 13 A plug?
One verified review says a 13 A fuse blew. Another buyer moved to a 16 A supply for heavier metal. The listing does not print a plug rating.
Does the box include a compressor?
No. The included list has the cutter, a PT31 torch, a regulator, a gas hose, a ground clamp, tape, a roller, a manual and a PT31 consumables kit. Air is given as 30–70 psi.
The Reboot 45 A, model RBC4500LPRO, is a 10–45 A pilot-arc inverter at £103.67, rated 4.5 from five UK reviews, and one of those reviews already puts numbers on mild steel. That account reports 6 mm mild steel as clean, 10 mm as smooth and 12 mm as near the limit, with aluminium sheet also cut, and a non-touch start on rusty plate. Another buyer ran short jobs on an 8 litre silent compressor and moved to a 50 litre tank when the cut was longer. The listing is less tidy: one bullet prints both a 16 mm clean cut and an 8–10 mm clean cut, plus 16 mm severance, and there is no duty-cycle line. Air is a compressor you add, at a minimum of 6 bar (90 PSI), and the item-weight line of 4.5 kg sits beside a size line of 7.2 kg. Five reviews is a short sample, and one buyer said it was too early to judge, so the 12 mm result is one workshop account.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Garage cuts on mild steel up to about 10 mm, with a larger compressor if the cut is long, including rusty starts
Less suitable: Anyone treating the 16 mm clean-cut line as the thickness they will cut every time, or a long run on an 8 litre compressor
Specifications
Common questions
What clean cut does the Reboot 45 A listing state?
The title says a 1/2 inch clean cut. One bullet says 16 mm clean on steel and, in the same bullet, 8–10 mm clean and up to 16 mm severance on mild steel. Both figures are printed. There is no duty-cycle line.
Does it include a compressor?
No. The bullet says to connect a compressor at a minimum of 6 bar / 90 PSI. A regulator is described as pre-installed. The included line lists the RBC4500LPRO, a pilot-arc torch and a consumable set.
What did UK reviews cut?
One review reports 6 mm mild steel as clean, 10 mm as smooth and 12 mm as near the limit. Another used an 8 litre silent compressor for short runs and a 50 litre compressor when the cut was longer. Five reviews is the listing count.
The LT55 has the longest review file in this set, first listed on 23 May 2023, at £99.99 with 4.1 from 34 amazon.co.uk reviews. A bullet states a 10 mm clean cut and 12 mm severance at up to 55 A, with air at 0.35–0.5 MPa, an LCD and a front pressure gauge. In the 14 UK texts kept in the raw sample, one buyer cut 2 mm fine and a 10 mm channel at maximum amperage and about 70 psi, and preferred that edge to a petrol saw, while another rates the machine for intermittent work up to about 6 mm. The same sample says 10 mm mild steel was a poor clean cut on a 32 A supply and a 100 litre compressor, that cutting slows above 6 mm, and that piercing 100 x 100 mm box section with a 4 mm wall used a lot of consumables. One torch caught fire on 5 mm copper, one unit was missing a part so the air could not be connected, and one failed after about five months when the seller did not answer emails. One reviewer received a UK 3-pin plug on that delivery, after reading that other buyers had been sent a blue plug, so a single box does not settle the plug for the model.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Intermittent cuts on light gauge up to about 6 mm, where you treat 12 mm severance as a ceiling
Less suitable: Repeated cutting of 10 mm plate, or copper, after the torch-fire report
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the SUSEMSE listing state?
A bullet says an ideal clean cut of 10 mm and a maximum severance of 12 mm. The title says max cut thickness 12 mm. The duty line says 60% high-duty circle and does not attach that percentage to a current.
Does the listing include a compressor or a helmet?
The included-components line lists the cutter, a 2.5 m torch, a regulator, a gas hose, a 1.5 m earth clamp and a PT31 consumables kit. It does not list a compressor or a helmet.
What plug did a reviewer report?
One UK review says that unit came with a standard UK 3-pin plug, after the reviewer had read that others received a blue plug. That is one delivery, not a brand-wide statement.
The CUT60L PRO costs £159.99 for a 60 A inverter whose title says non-touch, whose first bullet calls it a contact cutter, and whose next bullet claims a pilot arc for painted, rusty or expanded metal. The thickness bullet is the clearer line: 10 mm clean and 16 mm severance on mild steel, with a compressor required at 0.4 MPa and 60 L/min. Across a 4.0 from seven UK reviews, one buyer cut 12 mm chequer plate, and another got clean 8 mm mild steel, with paint and heavy rust starting without a grind, on an old compressor at the listed 60 psi and 60 L/min. A third could not hold the pilot arc, managed 3 mm carbon steel only some of the time, and could not cut 8 mm and 10 mm plate. A first cut on 3 mm stainless left a messy edge at the machine's default of 15 A, and that reviewer wanted more air and current. Item weight is 7.4 kg beside a bullet of 4.35 kg, and one reviewer put the weight at about 4 kg.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Painted or rusty mild steel around 8 mm, if your unit holds an arc the way the successful reviews describe
Less suitable: Relying on the 16 mm severance, or buying it when you need the start type to be a single phrase
Specifications
Common questions
What start type does the listing claim?
The title says non-touch. The first bullet calls it a contact plasma cutter. The next bullet says pilot arc technology for painted, rusty or expanded metal. Both phrases are printed.
What thickness is printed?
A bullet says a maximum severance of 16 mm (5/8 inch) and a clean cut of 10 mm (3/8 inch) on mild steel. One UK review cut 12 mm chequer plate. Another could not cut 8 mm and 10 mm plate because the arc kept dropping out.
Does the box include a compressor?
No. The bullet requires a compressor at 0.4 MPa, 60 L/min and an 8 mm inlet. A filter regulator is described as built in. Item weight is 7.4 kg. The bullet says 4.35 kg.
The Reboot RBC4000LF is the dearest machine in this set at £199, a 15–40 A non-HF cutter with a non-contact pilot arc, a listed clean cut of 12 mm and severance up to 25 mm. A bullet says it runs on a standard UK 13 A socket with no blown fuses, and a UK review says fuses kept blowing on anything above 22 A. In the four texts from a 4.0 across six reviews, one buyer cut 5 mm stainless for a barbecue bracket and says the arc did not touch the metal, and another cut thin tinplate and a bicycle sprocket once an external compressor was connected. No review in the file tests 12 mm or the 25 mm severance line. There is no internal compressor, though a pressure reducer is pre-installed, and the display claim is 45–65 PSI. 2T and 4T are printed. The non-HF blowback start is sold as lower interference near car ECUs, CNC equipment and workshop PCs, which remains a listing claim in these reviews.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Short non-contact cuts on thin stainless and sheet, near workshop electronics, if you stay at the lower end of the current dial on a 13 A socket
Less suitable: Turning the current up past the low 20s on a 13 A fuse, or treating 25 mm severance as a thickness a review has shown
Specifications
Common questions
What does the non-HF listing claim about a 13 A socket?
A bullet says it runs on a standard UK 13 A socket, with no blown fuses and no electrician, and that a 3-second long press gives 15–40 A. A UK review says fuses kept blowing above 22 A. Both are in the saved listing.
What thickness is printed?
The title and a bullet say a 12 mm clean cut. The same bullet says up to 25 mm severance on rebar, thick pipe and sheet. The reviews in the file do not report a test at 25 mm. One review cut 5 mm stainless.
Does it include a compressor?
No. A UK review says this unit has no internal compressor, unlike another cutter that buyer owns. The included line lists the RBC4000LF with a pre-installed pressure reducer, a PT40 torch, a hose, a ground clamp, a manual and a consumables kit.
The CUT65 Pro is a 65 A non-touch pilot-arc machine at £139.99 with a P80 torch on a 2.5 m cable, and the thickness lines disagree: the title says up to 18 mm clean and a bullet says 16 mm clean with 18 mm severance. Of the 3.5 from three reviews, one verified buyer calls the 18 mm pitch false and says 8 mm mild steel was a struggle on rust-free plate, putting a realistic range at about 1.2–4 mm sheet. The other text in the file got a first cut on 1.6 mm scrap and on 4 mm tube, including galvanised tube with an aluminium tube inside it, and still had current and air to learn. Item weight is 8 kg beside a bullet of 6 kg, and no air-pressure figure is printed. The product-warranty line says No, with a separate EU spare-part line of five years. The attribute block also prints a peak output of 15,050 W and a modified sine wave, which is an odd set of fields for a mains plasma inverter and is not explained by either review.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Thin sheet around 1.6–4 mm if you specifically want a pilot arc and you already have air
Less suitable: Anyone buying it for the 16–18 mm lines, which one UK review already disputes
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the CUT65 Pro listing state?
The title says up to 18 mm clean cut. A bullet says a 16 mm clean cut and a maximum severance of 18 mm. A UK review says 8 mm mild steel was a struggle and that sheet of about 1.2–4 mm was the realistic range. The listing is 3.5 from 3 reviews.
What comes in the box?
The bullet lists a P80 pilot-arc torch with a 2.5 m cable, a ground clamp, an air-filter regulator and electrodes and nozzles. It does not list a compressor, a helmet or an air-pressure figure. Item weight is 8 kg. The bullet says 6 kg.
What does the warranty line say?
The product-warranty line says No. A separate line says EU spare-part availability of 5 years. CE is printed as the energy-specifications standard. That line is a label, not a test report.
At £87.35 the CUT60 is a 60 A touch-start inverter with a listed clean cut of 10 mm, a maximum of 16 mm, an LED for pressure, current and post-flow, and 2T/4T trigger modes. In the UK texts behind a 3.3 from nine reviews, one buyer cut 3/8 inch mild steel cleanly and severed 1/2 inch plate with more edge cleanup, and another had no trouble on 1–2 mm once the on-screen air gauge was set. The same sample includes a ceramic cap that split after about half an hour, a replacement that stopped after about two hours with no refund past 30 days, and a regulator that arrived passing no air. A long review says paint has to come off at the tip and at the earth clamp before a touch arc will start, and that a gap of about 0.5 mm is critical. The compressor is not in the box: the listing asks for 0.4 MPa and 60 L/min, while one reviewer quoted a higher flow of their own. Item weight is 6.85 kg beside a bullet of 4.35 kg.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Bare mild steel from about 1 mm to 10 mm, if you already own a compressor and can return a failed torch inside 30 days
Less suitable: Painted steel, or a first session you cannot afford to lose to a split torch
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the listing state?
A bullet says a maximum thickness of 16 mm and a clean cut of 10 mm. It names stainless steel, copper and cast iron. It does not print a duty cycle.
Does the box include a compressor?
No. The bullet says the compressor is not included, and that the cutter is compatible with 0.4 MPa, 60 L/min and an 8 mm connection. A filter and regulator are described as built in.
What start does the listing claim?
The title says touch start. The bullets do not claim a pilot arc. A UK review says paint must be cleared so the arc has a path to the tip, and the earth clamp needs bare metal too.
The PLC65 is a 65 A listing at £129.99 that prints a 16 mm clean cut on stainless steel, aluminium and copper, with HF touch-arc ignition, an LED, a pressure gauge and air at 0.35–0.5 MPa. The raw amazon.co.uk file has no customer-review line and no review text, so there is no UK account of a cut, a plug or a fault. The title says 230 V and the technical details say 220 volts. The bullet package lists a torch, a regulator, a hose, a ground clamp and an AG60 consumables kit, while the technical included-components line says only a plasma torch, and neither line includes a compressor or a helmet. A Best Sellers Rank of 233 in Plasma Cutting Equipment is a sales rank. Until a review appears, the 16 mm figure is only what the listing prints.
Pros
Cons
Best for: Only if you are prepared to be the first reviewer and you already own a compressor and a welding filter
Less suitable: Choosing a cutter from UK cut reports, because this listing does not have any
Specifications
Common questions
What thickness does the PLC65 listing state?
The title and a bullet both say up to 16 mm clean cuts, and the bullet names stainless steel, aluminium and copper. No separate severance figure and no duty cycle are printed.
Which voltage is printed?
The title says 230 V. The technical details say 220 volts. The package bullet lists a torch, a regulator, a hose, a ground clamp and an AG60 consumables kit. It does not list a compressor or a helmet.
Is there a UK review count?
The saved listing has no customer-review line. The rating is not stated. Best Sellers Rank is 233 in Plasma Cutting Equipment.
Scores use the amazon.co.uk listing fields and the UK review texts for these eleven cutters. There is no lab cut, and no star rating borrowed from another shop. Prices stay as captured. The total runs from 0 to 100. The top pick is the highest score. The best value badge follows the price-against-evidence block, which is capped when the review sample is thin.
Review evidence
35%Amazon.co.uk stars, scaled, plus points for the size of the review sample. A listing with no review line scores nothing on this block. One or two reviews cannot carry the same weight as 28.
Printed specification
25%Points only for fields the listing prints: start type, a clean cut and a severance that do not contradict each other, air, a named display, 2T and 4T, and a duty-cycle percentage.
Review sentiment
25%An editorial reading of the UK review themes. Workshop cuts with a stated limit score higher than praise that names no thickness, or a review written before any cut.
Price against that evidence
15%Specification and sentiment set against the shelf price in GBP, then capped. No reviews, fewer than five reviews, or a repeating hardware failure cannot win this block on price alone.
Use this order before you pick a model: supply, air, the clean-cut figure against severance, then start type, then how many reviews describe a real cut. The table above keeps the eleven listings. None of them is a Stahlwerk machine, and none includes a compressor or a helmet.
These eleven amazon.co.uk listings are inverter air plasma cutters from Reboot, SPRIGHOLLY, PLASMARGON, Haxiaoer and SUSEMSE, at £67.83 to £199.00. None is a STAHLWERK machine. Stahlwerk UK sells its own 230 V CUT 50 Pilot, and a 400 V CUT 60 that does not belong on a 13 A socket. Every cutter here needs an outside compressor, and no box includes a helmet.
The larger number is a ceiling, not the edge you will get on every plate. Where a title and a bullet disagree, both figures stay. A review that struggled well below the title is part of the same decision.
No box in this set includes a compressor. An 8 litre unit is described as enough only for short cuts on the Reboot 45 A. Printed air runs from 30–70 psi to 60 L/min at 0.4 MPa or 90 PSI, depending on the listing.
Touch and HF start need bare metal at the tip and at the earth clamp. A SPRIGHOLLY CUT60 review says paint has to come off first. A pilot-arc listing is the one aimed at painted or rusty plate, and you still read the fuse.
Listings in this set print 220 V, 230 V or 240 V, and some print two of those figures. Keep both. The Haxiaoer title says 220 V and the technical details say 240 V. The PLASMARGON CUT55 and PLC65 titles say 230 V and the technical details say 220 V. The plug you need for a domestic UK socket is BS 1363. A 13 A fuse is rated 13 A. It does not become a 60 A supply because the cutter's output dial says 60 A. Reviews already name the limit.
Clean cut and severance are different claims. A clean figure is the thickness the listing presents as a tidy edge. Severance, or the maximum, is the thicker line the maker says the arc can still part. Buying the larger number as your everyday cut is the mistake this set keeps inviting. On these listings the clean figures run from 8 mm, the PLASMARGON CUT55 bullet, to a claimed 16 mm on the PLC65. The CUT55 title says 12 mm clean while that bullet says 8 mm.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You cut sheet and the odd 3–6 mm offcut, and you already have a compressor. The Reboot CUT60 has the longest UK workshop file in this set, including 1.2 mm sheet, 6 mm stainless and vehicle sills, with a 13 A fuse complaint you should read first.
You want a start that does not need a bare patch on every piece. The Reboot 45 A is a pilot-arc inverter at £103.67. One review started on rusty plate and reported 6 mm clean, 10 mm smooth and 12 mm near the limit. Five reviews is still a thin sample.
You want a non-contact arc and the listing claim of lower interference, and you can keep the current down. The Reboot non-HF 40 A is the only blowback pilot in this set. A review cut 5 mm stainless. Another says fuses blew above 22 A. The 25 mm severance line is untested in the file.
The top pick is the Reboot CUT60 at £132.04. It has the highest score, 4.6 from 28 reviews, and UK accounts of Transit sills, 6 mm stainless, sheet and 200 litre barrels. The listing prints a 12 mm clean cut, a 16 mm maximum and a 35% duty cycle, and it is a touch arc with no compressor in the box. The best value pick is the Reboot 45 A at £103.67, where the price-against-evidence block peaks. One review names 6 mm, 10 mm and 12 mm, against a listing that prints both 16 mm and 8–10 mm as a clean cut. These are not Stahlwerk machines.
Reboot 45 A
The price-against-evidence block peaks at £103.67, with a review that names 6 mm, 10 mm and 12 mm.
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