Hello all! This is my first post and I am looking for some advice. I purchased a TM1 several months ago and just recently got it home. The table is 120 by 48" and is setup for downdraft. It came with a powermax 800 plasma. I currently run a laser at work and really am not that familiar with plasma, but I wanted a machine at home for sign making, projects, etc... I found this machine cheap but due to the computer that was with it being bad, I have not had a chance to see it run. Basically I am starting from scratch. I have many cds, floppy disks, some paper manuals, and the dongles that plug into the computer. I have purchased a computer since too. Basically I am looking for advice on what size of an air compressor I should purchase for the plasma, and a cheap downdraft setup. What are you guys using?! I'd like to get a decent compressor for the garage like a craftsman unit or possibly ingersoll rand but I don't want to get carried away as I am on a budget. Also where is a good place to get consumables online?! For my dust collector I am basically looking at running the duct work from the bottom of the table up around and out my window for now... wondering what people have for homemade systems? I'm not real computer savy so getting all the software loaded on and figuring out what I need to get this machine up and running is taking some time. My cad software is version 5 I believe and the license disks have a date of December 2001. Any input or advice will be greatly appreciated, I look forward to getting this girl up and running! Thanks.
-Dan