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  1. #1
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    cutting edge finish for plasma

    Hello,
    I built plasma cutting 4x8 feet. I used rack and pinion and stepper motor with pinion directly on motor shaft. approximate dia of pinion is 30 mm. My pulse per unit setting is 76. The cutting finish of job is very poor. If I hold torch with hand i can feel vibrations. I trie replacing rack an pinion with timing belt but the problem persist.

    kindly point out various reasons from where I can reduce vibrations,

    thanking you,
    deepak

  2. #2
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    Re: cutting edge finish for plasma

    I was stopped from making this mistake as I made this when I made this



    then someone said it would not work as the travel per revolution was too much and it would vibrate as quoted below

    Two problems with that setup:
    The pinion is to big so you will have around 10cm of movement for one revolution of the motor
    To much vibration at low speeds
    Resulting in jerky movement and the end result.
    Lowering the current to the motor will mitigate both problems to a certain extent, at the cost of speed and acceleration.
    From experience, you need about 1-2.5cm of movement per motor turn, so use of reduction is necessary.
    Move the motor to the side and slap 2 pulleys at 1:3 to 1:5 ratio, that will do nicely.
    Do try it as is, later you do improvements.
    Does that sound like your machine?

    I thought I was doing 30mm per revolution, but I would have done 94mm. I knew it needed to be about 20-30 mm per revo so I took their advice and added a 3:1 reduction drive which got it in the ball park.



    I built this so it would bolt up to the existing NEMA 23 mount. Now it is built, it works perfectly. One day (soon I hope) I will actually cut something!

    https://youtu.be/h_7S6iN6-AE

    The drives on the table have a 5:1 reduction and they work nicely too.
    Rod Webster
    www.vehiclemods.net.au

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