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On one hand you have the Trumpf, Mitsubishi, Omax and the "name brands" that command such high prices. Then you've got the Chinese manufacturers who may or may not have good products, but seem to...

We're an old-school custom metal fabrication shop trying to move into the current century. We mainly work with thinner metals from 26 gauge to 1/4 plate, but occasionally need to cut to 1" thick. I'm...

I'd like to be able to cut 5'x10' mild steel, stainless and aluminum stock in 24 gauge to 1/2" thickness with a high degree of accuracy. Waterjets are too high maintenance and repair costs. High def...

Primarily mild steel, but also Aluminum and stainless.

I'd like to be able to cut 5'x10' stock in 24 gauge to 1/2" thickness with a high degree of accuracy. Waterjets are too high maintenance and repair costs. High def plasma doesn't handle the thin...

Thanks for tuning in. I'm an estimator at a sheet metal/HVAC shop. I need to start gaining fluency in the world of CAD/CAM. Have had light experience with Solidworks, Autocad, Sketchup, CNC plasma...

We've dug our way out of the hole that the recession made for us enough to start thinking of investing in new tooling. A high-def system is what I really want, but 75k plus setup costs is still a big...

I can't imagine that this hasn't been discussed here, but can't find the relevant thread, so here goes: Given that a plasma/router table can be made fairly inexpensively (a relative term, of course)...

I was leaning towards a Torchmate, but in my custom fab shop, the precision and cleanness of product that one gets with waterjet is very appealing. When machines were all in six figures, it was hard...

I just started thinking of a punching machine as an alternative to a plasma. I'm trying to get a handle on a few things:

-How quickly are you going to run through dies before they need...

My dad and I run an old school sheet metal shop in Berkeley, CA. I'm planning on purchasing a plasma table fairly soon, and want to get up to speed on what other newfangled sheet metal shop equipment...

well one can't expect any tighter tolerance than that working by hand. Any other thoughts about the unit? How about software?

My shop is planning on taking the CNC Plasma plunge and we're leaning towards a Torchmate 3. I don't hear much said about the software however.

Shop use will include duct fittings and structural...