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Another cnc plasma/router build
Hi everyone I havent posted in a while. I've been working on a few things. First thing i started was a cnc plasma/router. Second thing working on becoming a new daddy again, it was a surprise but its cool. I need to get my machine done ASAP if you know what I mean. Heres a few pictures of where i am on my frist idem, You all know whats involved in the second idem lol :-). The piece of MDF you see holding the rails will be a 1/2" X 4" x 48" piece of aluminum. I was going to use either timing belt or roller chain, or maybe use ballscrews. I hope you like what I got so far. Let me know what you think.
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Heya Mike, looked up the youtube videos. great job on the plasma table! How did you hook up the relay to start the arc on the lotos?
Want to make a pantograph tracer setup with a foot pedal to start/stop it.
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I hooked the relay to the coolant input and edited my programs to start and stop the torch by including and coolant on and off command
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what were the connections on the plasma cutter side of the equation? i have a lotos ltp500d with pilot arc. it says cnc ready, but I am not sure how to rig it up to an external relay or switch.
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The way I did it was, I just taped into the two wires that go to the trigger/on & off switch.
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ok great thanks, I will see if I can find matching plugs to put inline so I dont have to cut anything