[TheForge] Re: Plasma cutter comparison

Mon Nov 3 15:42:00 2003

So Shannell could any knothead buy some components, stick them together and
have a cnc torch? Or do you have to have knowledge of computers and such?
About how much did you spend on your setup?
Randy Mundt
----- Original Message -----
From: "shannell Sugrue" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 5:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Re: Plasma cutter comparison


> Can be used as an on off switch orin conjuntion with an arc voltage
feedback
> loop to control torch height, but you are right, I find though that 3 axis
> drivers arent much dearer and you have a third axis as a spare for when
you
> blow up a component on one of the other axis, just hook up to the extra
> axis....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Harland Johnson" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 9:41 PM
> Subject: [TheForge] Re: Plasma cutter comparison
>
>
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Dann Johnson
> >
> > shannell Sugrue writes:
> >
> > > The net is full of cnc setup help, I built a cnc plasma a while back,
> hardly
> > > use it but was fun building it, got my 3 axis driver from ampshop.com
I
> > > think, rest is basic mechanicals....
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2003 2:39 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [TheForge] Plasma cutter comparison
> > >
> > >
> > >> My friend built one that you can here:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.randyray.org/TMC/pictures.htm
> > >>
> > >> I recall, that the basic software and stepper motors came from here,
> but
> > >> I may be wrong:
> > >>
> > >> http://www.torchmate.com/index.htm
> > >>
> > >> at the time, the kits were less than $2000, they have gone up.
Another
> > >> supplier is at :* http://www.super-tech.com*
> > >> I have been looking at doing my own stepper controller and buying
> > >> TurboCad's CAM package ($500 as an upgrade I think) whenever I bite
the
> > >> bullet and buy one.  Given access to Randy's machine, it may be a
while
> > >> though.
> > >>
> > >> Charles
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Kenny O. wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Ed F wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I was looking at the 380 but decided to lay out the extra cash to
> have
> > > a
> > >> >> machine that would work well on a "home made CNC table" and cut
> > >> >> thicker stuff with.
> > >> >>
> > >> > Did you design this yourself or are there plans available?
> > >> > Ken o
> > >> >
> > >>
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