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Well im pretty sure its not mechanical because I can move the z - axis down and touch the material manually from the keyboard with no binding issues. Thank you for the input, ill double check...

Mongkol,

I typed the g code in on the mdi screen. It raises up three inches then back down three inches. About 1.5" short of ever contacting the z home switch. I replaced the limit switch and...

I have been troubleshooting a problem that I cant seem to solve for sometime now. I have a problem with my floating torch switch (z-home switch). When I run g-code the z axis goes down to touch the...

Dnelso,

Your tables turned out great.. Superb craftsmanship on all 3 tables.. What was the cost to powder coat 1 table. I was thinking about having mine PC a different color... Thanks..

It will work as long as you have constant air pressure to them. If you just try to fill them up as a self contained unit they will lose pressure over short period of time. Sounds good to me if you...

Austin,

Good Luck on your build. I think your overall design is very nice and should work just fine. As for the rails being mounted upside down that will work just fine. The balls travel in a...

Hello All,

I had a nice job come through for Universal Studios Holloween Horror Nights. It was two large circles that were 15' -11" in diameter when fully assembled together. So it took 8 sheets...

Is the drive system exactly the same as the Y axis?? How far is it off?? I like your build you are very close... Just keep working at it your almost there... You shall see sparks in no time...
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I just recently purchased the cutmaster 82 also.. Its a badmother humper.. I ripped through 16 sheets of 3/16 alum. yesterday and it ran flawlessly... Did you get a hand torch with yours also? If...

Dnelso,

Your build looks very nice... I followed your entire first build with interest. Ive noticed you made a few minor changes but overall kept the same exact design as #1. I like your lcd...

Gurew,

Looking good, looking forward to the gantry build... All you need to do now is to get rid of those plastic rails....lol jk

You very welcome, Enjoy... :cheers: Post a pic if you make one of them id love to see it...

Hi adscnc, Yes it is called galvanic corrosion. When two different metals touch each other that are not close in similarity, one metal will steel the other metals powers...lol sounds like a comic...

I do not agree they last just as long.. plastic versus metal...:bs: This thread is just to fine tune some ideas from water getting everywhere to stop rust, but once these ideas are in effect and...

Two things 1) keep your water table open no chambers to trap gases 2) Dont allow the water to sit up to the bottom of the material over long periods of time. The water could seal under the...

I agree with Tom, a refurbished computer these days are everywhere, they are very powerful and most have warrantys... I bought a newer compaq hp desktop for $480 and wish I would have bought a...

I highly recommend a water table right away for this size machine... Why not put one in during your build?? I know your anxious about cutting but taking the extra time to make one is well worth the...

Hello All,

I have ran into this problem a few times and there is a quick fix for me... Neodymium Magnets... They work great... Forget trying to clamp and make custom tabs... Just stick the...

Well,

After all the silly stuff I would like to chime in my two sense. I was very close to buying a hypertherm jim but I had a few reasons that drove me away. Some are facts and others are...

To be honest I have only had it on my machine for a few weeks, so I am still keeping an eye on things... The fabric seems to be just fine so far. WSS how close is your material to your nozzle? You...

Hey guys,

I built a plasma skirt not too long ago.. It keeps the sparks and water isolated under the nozzle.. I highly recommend that you install one to keep things like this from happening. ...

Hey Weldtutor,

It has been awhile, how is everything going for you?? Are you still cutting out artwork?? Yes a bad ground sucks... It is very misleading and will eventually drive you crazy......

Hello All,

So I decided to upgrade my new cutmaster 52 to the 82 (80 amp machine) it cost me an extra $520 but it is nice to know I have an extra punch when it is needed sometimes, plus the duty...

You are probably 100 percent correct about the smoke, it was just one of those spontanious ideas that I had while typing... Just like the plasma skirt.. But the skirt does work well keeps the...

Hello All,

So I finished fabing up the plasma skirt with the water/flame resistant (flame2) material. I tested it out a little and it works awesome, I highly recommend that everyone install...

Thanks for the relpy Ilean I appreciate it.... So I decided to buy the TD 52 yesterday with shipping and tax plus everything I needed it came out to $1,582.00 Thats pretty good for what the...

Hello All,

Looking to purchase new machine come Monday or Tuesday... I sold my old TD unit to my father for a reasonable price of $800 so I am plasmaless right now :( ... I have been researching...

I have a thermal dynamics unit and they do eat up nozzle tips fairly quickly maybe twice as fast as a hypertherm.... The idea here is to replace them thats why they are called consumables... But I...

Time to throw on the boxing gloves.... :boxing:

I have ecountered this problem before, I had a sheet of alum. that was really bent up so I just put some heavy weights on it to hold it down (outside the box). If your getting 1/2" plus warp on thin...