Every entry is one line in a ledger: what the plate claims, what owners report, and a grade set against the other units in its own category. Open a line and you get the long write-up, the full specification and the thickness window the machine can actually carry.
Not a podium of three machines that beat each other — one power source, one piece of protection and one tooling pick, each top of its own category. Buy these together and nothing is missing on day one.
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Sorted into categories, best standing first. Sort by any column, filter by category or name, and tick up to three rows to build a cross-reference sheet at the bottom of this plate.
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Describe the joint in front of you. The sheet prints the settings to dial in first, then names the machines on file that can hold that output with headroom to spare.
Starting points from standard rules of thumb — roughly one amp per 0.001″ of mild steel, corrected for alloy, process and position. Run a coupon and tune to the puddle; fit-up, plate temperature and gas coverage all move these figures.
Short version: the grade is a standing, not a score out of a hundred, and it is only ever compared inside one category.
A helmet is never graded against a 350-amp multi-process machine. Each entry is placed against the other entries in its category, and the letter reflects where it lands — A+ for the top tenth, C for the bottom fifth.
Output range, duty cycle, input voltage and mass are read off the manufacturer specification. Where a machine states a range, the thickness window on this site is derived from it rather than quoted from marketing copy.
Written owner reports and ratings shift standing on the things a spec sheet cannot show — whether the arc starts clean on painted steel, whether the manual is any use, whether the fan is loud enough to matter.
