Thanks guys.
Is SheetCam a subsitute for Mach 3?
no. Sheetcam takes a part or design in, and converts it into a file that Mach understands (Gcode). Mach "tells " your motors where to go, in laymans terms by processing the "Gcode". It is a little more complicated than that, but you get the idea
What travel rates are you running for 1/4" mild steel? How about 3/8" with the plasma, ever tried it? Dross? What's about thin sheet like 1/16"?
Yes, I can cut up to 1/2" with plasma, but I hate the bevel. Oxyfuel leaves no bevel, but it cuts slower.
I run anywhere from 45-75 IPM on 3/16 and 1/4, as my duty cycle at 40 amps doesn't allow for real big items.
I don't have any pics of items I cut with plasma on here yet, but here is a couple of pieces done with oxyfuel.
1/4 plate bracket with almost no dross
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I ground the rust off of the top of the plate so you could see the cut better. I did not grind any dross, nor did I grind the cut edge.
Here is a 1/2 " piece done with oxyacet
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I'd like to achieve 150 IPM for smooth/fast cutting of 1/16". Do you know your max travel?