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There's really no need to go to school to learn CAD. Especially with so many online forums to turn to today for help if you get stuck on something.

If you can understand the idea of drawing a...

Hi all,

I am considering making a CNC plasma cutter frame and gantry using precision square tubing that bearings can ride along.

Does anyone have a good source for these? McMaster-Carr sells...

The holes I would like to cut are a minimum of 1/8" in diameter for fasteners in the completed parts. I could punch or drill the holes as a secondary operation but it would be nice if the cutter...

I gotta disagree. Now it's true I've been doing CAD for 25 odd years, but I've seen a lot of CAD software in my day.

But it has all boiled down to pretty easy to use stuff these days.
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I have been contemplating building a CNC plasma cutter. But I will never be cutting anything thicker than 1/8" thick material. So I understand a laser gives better accuracy, particularly on holes....

What provides a cleaner cut in .04" steel, plasma or laser?

Steve

Disclaimer: I work for Siemens.

Solid Edge is a great, easy-to-use and powerful CAD package. It has tutorials that will get you up and running in a week.

Solid Edge also supports two modes of...

I have been reading on this subject and have looked over the CandCNC web site.

I like their DragonCut 620-4 system.

http://www.candcnc.com/BladeRunner_Dragon-Cut.html

Though I am not sure I...

Thanks, Dave, the Hypertherm seems to be well regarded. The Hypertherm 30 seems to cut up to 5/16" thick which would be far thicker than anything I would ever cut.

I think a 2' x 2' platform...

Hi Outlaw:

I am also new to this. I make medieval armour and currently a set of gauntlets takes about 40 hours to make. About 15 hours of that is cutting out and deburing the plates. I think a...

Hi all.

Hope this is the right place - there are so many sub-forums it's hard to know where to begin!

I make armour from sheet metal that is typically 18 to 14 gauge thick.

The ability to...