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I have a new series of training videos up loaded to youtube. These cover all the basic steps for creating and modifying vector art for use with a plasma table. If you have never tried inkscape I...

I trying to build a tube cutter and I basically need to attach a plain back 3 jaw chuck to a short shaft which will run though a set bearings and have a belt drive on the end for a stepper.

This...

I was told that I only needed a two hose machine torch to set up oxy fuel on my cnc plasma table. So I got a used Victor MT200C and now I'm starting to question if this was the right decision.

I...

I'm not too concerned about square stock. Seems like that would be best done on the slats. I build and sell cnc plasma tables and i'm just trying to come up with the best pipe cutting addon that...

I'm considering building a pipe cutter and I am trying to decide on which type of drive systems to use.

Friction drive: This would be two long parallel shafts with rubber drive wheels mounted...

Jim,

I agree with you that turning a hand torch into a machine torch makes no sense. But what I don't understand is why the other plasma companies don't have a "safety lockout". Heck lincoln...

Can you say more about how you hooked up just the plug for the machine torch? Did you switch it out with the original plug on the 45 hand torch.
thanks

I'm hooking one up for a customer and I want to know what setting work best with it. I very familiar with hyperthem but the thermal dynamics seems to cut alot differnt.

Specifically:
Whats the...

I to have had great luck with inkscape. In my short comparision to corel x4. I think inkscape has a better auto trace. I find the default settings give me a better trace than I'm able to get with...

I have had good luck using a small dust collection blower hooked up to a 4" flex line that I attach to cable carrier and hang right next to the plasma. That seems to get quiet a bit of the left over...

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I did the same thing but I found that using the magnetic base from a harbor freight dial indicator arm actually works better. They only cost about $12 as opposed to $50 and they are more...

well good point

I think I will instead get a pond pump. Plumb two 55 gallon barrels to the one pump and them to the inline filter then to a valve and then the table. You fill, close valve and...

Yeah the water table gets disgusting but I'm glad all that dust gets trapped as mud rather than being all over the shop and in my lungs. I've been using the Homemade plasma quench formula that...

That 45 degree mount is brilliant. I would have never thought about that

Yeah I was thinking about using a similar set up to your design. Do you think I would have insufficent flow at 5 psi if I was using a 3/4" line to fill with? I'm thinking 3/4" because I know I can...

I been thinking that a 55 gallon plastic drum would work well for tank for my water table. I would use air pressure to push the water out. I think it should work fine as the pressure needed is very...

If you have the fabircation skills to build a square flat table, I would go with precision plasmas set up with the belt drives and the dragon cut control system from Candcnc. You will save alot of...

I found that the low profile bearing block was useless. When I would tighten the block down to the extrusion it would distort the bushing causing binding. It's because the block isn't wide enough...

I saw this keyboard and thought I might try it as a pendent for my plasma. Has anyone out there tried one?



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That a good suggestion. I recall seeing a set up like that once. How do you handle material loading? What type of plastic material did you make it out of? Do you have problems watching the cut...

I was wondering if anyone had come up with a good design for capturing that last bit of smoke from a water table. I run my water right up to the bottom of the plate and I recently put a vac hose on...

I have a smaller 5x4 water table and one nice benefit that I didn't even think of is vibration absorbtion. I didn't have the capability to make a real heavy steel frame so the added mass of the...

You should get inkscape! it's a freeware that does a fantastic job tracing bitmaps images. I have vector magic which costs $150 and it doesn't do near as good a job. With some images vector magic...

What I like about the water table is it doesn't require more power to run big fans, the water will help with the warping of thin sheet, and I during the winter less heat gets pumped outside. But on...

I'd guess most go with water because to get a good capture velocity on a 4x8 area you need a massive! fan. Most people put way to small a fan.

I just got my water table set up on a 4x4 and I using the homemade plasma quench recipe that came off another post. But I was wondering if folks do anything else to protect the rails and bearings...

I just finished installing the mp3000 thc in powermax 45 and mounted the card inside the case. There is just enough for it to fit it above the fan on the dirty side. After looking at the air flow,...

Thats the standard price from my local Norco. It would be cool if hypertherm would take the hand torch back from the dealer and exchange for the machine torch+ $300. My current torch has been fired...

what I don't inderstand is that if there is only a 300 dollar difference between the hand torch and the machine torch, why then can I buy a powermax 45 for $1550 with the hand torch but if I try to...

I been looking into it and can't seems to find any information on this. I found info saying the when heated it can combine certain protiens to produce carcinogens. But is it dangerous in a plasma...