[acliffhay]

Hey everyone. this is my first post, and I'm excited to be here. I make specialized products for the agriculture industry. We do alot of work with thin metals; .030" brass, .062" - .125" copper, .060" - .080" mild steel, .030" - .062" aluminum, .062" SS. Currently I outsource all of my cutting to a few companies with lasers. Our volumes are pretty low, but we have lots of patterns and have to buy 2 years worth of parts to justify the costs, and then sit on it till the next order is placed. Prototypes are even worse. I pay a high premium for a couple of sample parts that still take weeks to get, and if i have to make a change... The shapes are pretty basic. I would say our patterns are similar to the HVAC industry, just different metals. CAD is absolutely no problem for me(Solidworks, AutoCAD). Now to my questions;

1. What problems could I expect to see cutting these materials with plasma?

2. Is a water table a necessity on thin sheet?

3. If i provided materials, dxf files, and monetary compensation, would someone in SE Wisconsin be interested in running me a couple of sample parts or demo a machine for me?

Al

[slammedxonair]

I would call Dynatorch and see if they have anybody around you that would be willing to do a demo for you.