I reserve the plasma cutters for stainless and aluminum at my shop. The consumables are too expensive for mild steel. However I really like a plasma cutter for cutting rusted out spots on my jalopies. A torch warps everything, a nibbler is fine if there is nothing in the way and a cutoff wheel is too much work. However, having the metal clean is a big part of cutting old iron. That's why I clean the metal with the Monti tool or MBX blaster first. I placed the order Monday night. Ordinarily I should have it Friday so I can play with it this weekend, but the holiday may throw it into next week.