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i am running a hypertherm 1250 on my CNCtable, the machine is a westcott plasma and just a few months old (bladerunner controller) .

i felt like it wasn't cutting too well so i sent the plasma...

i was able to find a replacement stepper yestarday. it is now one the machine, it did make a change in the right direction, when it was apart i thoroughly cleaned the rack. i di purchase some...

that was the ticket. thanks for the input!

thought i would shed a little light on to where i am headed now,

while observing many many traces. and working through check. while tracing the circles i found that the stumble appears to be...

i am trying to export a file from draft sight in order to read it through sheet cam.

when exporting it defaults to .dwg sheet cam is not recognizing this. it offers a long list of .dxf and...

the pics with the holes and the green tracer, i used a slighty bigger reference hole to better display the issue. i was cutting 2x2 squares earlier and was able to get it within a few thou, mostly...

given the advise, i will rule out the CAD software. i just thought it was odd that the stumble is consistent no matter how big the hole or where on the table it was working. (my 2 cents)

i ran...

first of all i just want to say thanks for all your help! my frustration is high, but a little more manageable with a little help in my back corner.

here are a few more pics. the small circle...

i have built a small sample file in Draft Sight and am trying to export it so that it can be read in SheetCam.

when "export drawing" there is a long list of DXF, and DWG files. i tried a few of...

okay, here are the results. (the marker was mounted pretty rigid, no flex in the pen)

without the torch runnning i can watch it much closer. it appears that there is a stumble at the top of each...

the parameters i used were from messing around a bit to try to optimize the cut.

i switched to the 40 amp consumable, and changed to suggested settings as per the manual.
3/16
40 amp...

the general condition of the table seems pretty good. the motors seem to be tight, and there is no play in the main arm or the guides.

as for the height control, it has the the components but...

i did those checks and everthing seems to be good.

here are a few pics to give a better idea of the issues. all cuts are made with a 3/8 arc lead in. none of these pics are of the starting...

Hi all,

i have recently purchased a 4x4 plasma table and it has been nothing but a head ache from day 1!

i purchased the machine used for $6000. seemed to be in decent shape and came with...