[TheForge] Re: Plasma cutter comparison

Demon Buddha [email protected]
Mon Nov 3 11:24:00 2003


On Mon, 03 Nov 2003 05:11:10 -0600, Harland Johnson <[email protected]> 
wrote:

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> 3 Axis Drivers?  Isn't that overkill on a plasma torch?  The CNC plasma 
> that I used only needed an x-y axis.  I can understand the 3rd axis for 
> something like  a cnc router.


	It depends on what you want to do.  If you are cutting in 3D on all
	planes, you would want a 6-axis control.  That is a lot of CPU time.