Hobart Airforce 250ci

I have an opportunity to pick up a used Hobart Airforce 250ci at a reasonable price.

I'm aware this is a discontinued model, aware that at 110v it's low power, and aware that the on-board compressor isn't ideal.

I've got no plasma cutter for light fab work currently and my thought is that even a light-duty Hobart is probably better than a heavier-duty import. I'm hoping this would be an upgrade from tedious work with a grinder and/or PortaBand for sheet goods, angle iron, etc.

Wondering if anyone on the forum has used one, whether you were happy with it (at least for cutting less than 1/4"), whether you can confirm that consumables remain available, and whether there's any solid reason I should walk away from one assuming the price is a deal.

Thanks in advance.

Hobart Airforce 25ci – Plasma Cutter Review – Plasma Cutters Reviews

I'm not a fan of 120v units even without powering a noisy compressor
with what's leftover from the 15 amp plug.

If you need "no air compressor" portability, I have run my Plasma cutter
from a CO2 bottle, with a little less performance.

Thanks for the link and the advice. Much appreciated.

Poking aorund on the Hobart site (the other "review" site was all fluff and
arm waving, no figures)

12 amps of cutting power ?

Note max is 1/8" and at only 10 IPM, I can do better with oxy/propane.

My old Hypertherm "Max 40" runs on 240 vac, and puts out 40 amps, and 1/4" is about
it's limit.

it depends on the price . if you're cutting sheet goods for body work , that
could be a useful machine. self-contained , no peripheral machinery- no tanks
or gasses . just a 12 GA extension.

stand - alone goes a long way .plug-n play.

heavy plate- it won't do .

i have the Miller 625 . it is rated for 5/8 , but i mostly use it to cut 11GA
to .250 stuff . i have to move the work to the 40A 220v setup. i can't take
it
to a jobsite or anywhere there's the wrong plug . 20-30-40 amp connectors
are of different diameters , even though they look similar.