I'm looking to set up my home shop as a hobby shop. I am.looking to purchase a mid range CNC plasma cutting system. Many systems I see are using the Hypertherm 45.I currently have a Hypertherm Powermax 1000 G3 that does have a machine interface port on the back, and I have used it many times with my machinetorch. It has about 5 active ports. I purchased this in 2006 and it still operates like brand machine torch.. I recently found out I can purchase fine cut consumables for this machine. I've contacted my.local welding supplier/Hypertherm dealer to find out if my machine is capable of being used on a CNC with torch height control. After several attempts to get an answer from them, I still have no resolution to this problem. Can anyone here give me an answer? Thanks for any help