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Hypertherm 45XP.. They are really a good machine.. I generally don't get all that excited about most plasma cutters from Hypertherm like some rabid owners do.. The 45XP power supply is really well...

Just a note...Designed correct 80/20 can be a extremely strong table.. It will support a heck of a lot more then sheet-metal.. In fact mine will support as thick as my 120 amp cutter could cut...

I would say on .190 mild steel, .1500 Pierce height, and a .1200 cut height would be correct.(about max pierce) Same with settings on .135. 16 ga. you could drop down even more..

I would pay attention to what Tom says.. He was one of the early fix-it guys, just trying to help guys get their sub-standard tables working correctly.. Him, and Les at Sheetcam.. I own a Practical...

It will be a A-120 with a roll bar.. It will work..The Cutmaster series gets a bad rap,(Deserved too) because most people really don't understand the parameters to get it to function correctly. Not...

If I did not build one. then I would probably go with the LDR.. I am located within 50 miles from where Arclight is built too. Shipping would be zero on the Arclight, and much more for a LDR. Just...

Remember your high freq is only on the start, Just like your Esab plasma is (. Your inverter with it's true sq wave, only needs it for starting. DC,and AC output. Bet it's all a non issue with Tom's...

I replaced my gantry shaft with better quality material, and also put in some real bearings/holders. I have not been set up to use for a few years, but it really is a decent machine with Toms...

Nice work!
I was wondering how you like the Esab Plasma, with there new torch design? Just two consumable types for thick and thin metal thickness. I have used the 900 powercut model and like the...

There are many three phase plasma machines that will cut as well or better. It's hard to find any 100 amp single phase machines that can work like the Thermal. Esab has one out but it's not for sale...

Standard exposed 90/100 amp tip ( slightly used) Mine was a edge cut so I did not have a much pierce delay. (1 sec) 100 amps .200 Pierce height/ .190 cut height. 15 ipm. 70 lbs. air pressure while...

Looks really good to me!!! What was your pierce height/ pierce dwell time/ cut height on the holes?? Also the type of tip/nozzle combo??

No my plasma machine was the POS. The edge going up in the second and third pic was just a cut made by his A/O track burner. He has some real nice cuts on some of the scrap he gave me. His nice cut...

I happen to think O/A is the way to go myself, but I do not discount the possibility of other things working, no matter what people/books say.

Here are a couple of more . The edge going up is the...

Interesting??

My single phase 151 cutmaster can cut at pretty much no bevel if you get the parameters set right. I was comparing it to my friends O/A cut with his track burner. The right side is...

Looks pretty dang good don't you think???

http://www.thebbb.org/commonreport.html?bid=22070349&language=1

I would like to say one one thing since I been testing Tom's new stuff on my three year old Practical table. It works awesome now!!! Not quite done but the THC, new control box, and 495 oz steppers...

I could not of said it better myself!!! The Practical table will work just fine if you add all of Tom's stuff to it. (plasma only with my style of rails/racks)

My advice is to go look at a few...

Who is bashing who?? I am just stating the facts as I know them. The support I got was piss poor at best from Practical. I was promised home switches by Joe and never got them. I also sent my THC...

I like mine now after upgrading most everything that matters. There is still some stuff that could be improved but it's at a point of very little improvement in cut quality would be gained. I would...

my latest stuff from Torchhead. (Tom Caudle)

If you notice you will see that the Practical box is in a box. (Waiting for me to bury it)

I got my Practical table setup, so I never have to get...

I know nothing about your problems or even if it's a router or plasma.
What exactly does not work?? I spend more than that on my table altogether and I still had/have to rebuild the whole thing. I...

I don't have a DYNACNC table but I know they now use SheetCam/ Mach 3 / a version of CandCNC THC. The suppliers are all top notch and happy doing business with them. I have been retro-fitting my...

Hardly any dross on the thin stuff, more on the thicker pieces. The screen is one Tom Caudle sent me. (Torch-head) You can build your own in Mach 3 if you can follow directions. I can't, so I had Tom...

Not on the thin stuff. (not that I can tell) I did notice on thicker mild steel I cut, it did cut colder. (slower feed or more amps needed) It's hard to read the arc when cutting underwater, when...

I posted this before, but here it is again. .045 stainless and no warping!!
No smoke either. On this thickness the water is over the plate until the preflow blow the water away.

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I am rebuilding mine now with Tom's new stuff. I am not unhappy with the basic table because I could get good cuts out of it. The Y drive shaft was never straight (cheap) when it was built, so I am...

What is CV, what does that mean?



This forum/ thread, Art is talking about CV a bit.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=1724.0

Tom,
You know you hit the nail on the head. I was going to help but sometimes
people have to help themselves first.

Last time,
Get Sheetcam and Corel 9-12-13 whatever then ask for help.

I...

Tom,
my Thermal torch cuts quite a bit slower then the Hypertherms. I would be in
the 70/60 ipm range on the same stuff, with a lot lower tip voltage. 105 or lower. I use the exposed tip on that...