Most plasma cutters have a "Z" axis, but plasma is generally considered "2.5" axis. Almost every CAM package out there has provisions for a tool up/down.
Of course it is advertised that it can do all those things, I don't think they would sell as many machines if they told you what it can't do.
Other manufacturers would have you believe that simply using their table, you automatically make friends, make oodles of money, cut parts for NASA, surpass Bill Gates in net profit, forgo your existing problems with E.D., gain the ability to cleanly cut 1" thick steel, etc.
That is marketing. Marketing does not mean as much to me as a hands-on demonstration or a real-world user showing how they use the machine.
If you believe everything you see on the internet, I have a bridge to sell you.
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(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
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