Just read your post Zeus. Don't know about the combo units,but our stand alone cutter is f'in awesome! If you ain't a fabber before you get one, you will be 20 minutes after you get the hang of it. Metal art for the front yard.. air bags for the lawn tractor, aquarium stands for the fish you don't have, custom jack stands! What a toy! 'course I like things that go BANG! and make fire, alot.