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CNC plasma cutter build

What Plasma cutter are you going with @David_R8? I gather it would need to have a start/stop feature that can be remotely controlled by the computer?
 
Brent H said:
What Plasma cutter are you going with @David_R8? I gather it would need to have a start/stop feature that can be remotely controlled by the computer?
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I'm actually building it. Pop back to the first post in the thread for a photo of a completed build.
UGS (Universal Gcode Sender) is the computer controller. Loads the gcode file, let's you run a simulation, and send the gcode to the controller board.
 
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I know you are building the CNC machine but you are building the actual plasma cutter as well? In your other post you said it arrived and it was wrong so you sent it back?
 
Got a bunch of parts in today!
Steppers, power supply, v-bearings, v-rail.
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I will assemble the magic pixie stuff first (props if you know who I'm quoting) to make sure I can control the thing before I attach the fire-making, metal-melting bits! :eek:
 
And the plasma cutter has arrived!
Now all I need are some steel parts. Looks like about a week or so away from those :(
 
molyknow said:
I’m very excited to see how this turns out! May end up building my own!
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Cool!
I’ll try to document the build as best I can. I have started trial assembly of the electronics to make sure everything works as expected.
I’ve been practicing Fusion360 as much as I can.
 
Chicken lights said:
https://torchmate.com/torchmate-451...MIrNjrqNPp7gIVg9vACh3BiAJpEAEYASAAEgLPjvD_BwE

If I did that right that’s a link to Lincoln’s CNC table. No idea why that ad popped up when I was checking the weather but anyway

Any idea of how that compares to what you’re building? Probably quite a bit more money but it just says ask for a quote. Says it can handle a full 5x10 sheet and cut up to 1” thick
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Oh mine is quite a bit smaller, basically a 2 ft sq cutting area. I simply do not have room for anything bigger.
 
Big news on the build!
After a two week wait, the steel is ready!
Pick it up tomorrow I think.
In the meantime I printed a mount for the Arduino Uno board.
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