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I couldn't have. Any lube would just give plasma dust a reason to stay in the tracks. I'd clean them often with pressurized air and occasionally inspect them for impacted material/dust buildup.

Sorry, I commonly refer to the long axis as the Y (my table was 10 feet long) and the short was the X (6 feet) - unless I've got those swapped...it's been 4 years.

What I found on the y-axis was...

I've had a couple of different kinds of plasma tables over the years and I've noticed that many times a circle won't be round because of the pinion gear in the rack and it's mostly due to wear or...

Interesting point. As a mfg, you could meet the contract requirements for min quality but not have to exceed them. IF a mfg could justify the QC expense to check every one, they could certainly sort...

Yeah, many problems with the setup for sure. I'm not saying that China can't make quality products, I'm sure they can (hell, they're probably machine made anyway). Everyone should eat so it ain't...

So now Jacobs went to China. I need a few R8 to 2JT arbors and a few R8 to 1JT arbors. Too many to find used in good shape. There are cheap Chinese (no name off of eBay), semi-expensive Chinese...

Using the tool post and insert I'd end up losing a lot of the apple (but i would be perfectly round though).

The wife said no cutting oil so we'll just have to replace the cutting edge more often...

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I need ~24" of Acetal/Delrin for an experiement but don't want to order new from the supplier. Does anyone have ideas where I can pick up some drops or a full 24" section for cheaper (than new)?
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We had problems with our single drive system and drag after about a year and a half of use (heavy use). I don't mean to comment on our problem as it may not have been due to the equipment...but part...

Background: I'm running a Mori SL2 Lathe and need to chamfer the ID and OD of a tubing shell. It's a simple op but tool changes take too long just to switch from a turning tool to a boring bar. I...

How much of a noise difference did you notice after adding it to your system? How much did one run for your system? I would love to drop the noise in the shop a little...

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I'm not sure I understand what you have in the works. You're making a vacume table for you plasma and are making molds for the collection assembly? It may be I'm not familiar with the term "pulling...

As a mater of fact...yes, yes I have. I just did some about two weeks ago. 1/4" and 1/8". What I found is that you get almost no dross at just about any speed but the slower you go, the wider the...

Yeah the hand sheild (if it's the one that's designed for drag cutting) will screw you up big time. It already has some built in offset so I'd guess you'd be dragging it on the surface of your parts...

I have been using the a 5x10 drop side table with the air handeler for about 9 months now. I am what most would consider a power user and, by trade, am an engineer.

With that said, the DT...

Can you give me approx settings for IPM, Voltage, and amps for 1/2" Al? It would give me an approx starting place and possibly save me a tip. I had planned on starting where I do for steel but with...

Interesting. I cut some thinner stuff a ways back and my impression of it was that that it tears the aluminum more than it cuts it. Guess that was partially true.

Good to know though. It's not...

Currently running a Powermax 1000 and would like to cut 3/8" aluminum. has anyone tried this? I'm going to cut a couple of samples to see what quality I can get but for the most part it doesn't...

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. Until you hurt your hands you never really realize exactly how much it slows you down. Is everything healable?



Very interesting. I've noticed that my consumables...

Now that I have months of use under my belt I'm starting to see a trend with consumable life. It would appear that the settings I originally posted for 1/4" plate (sheilded consumables, 70ipm,...

Hey all, it's been awile.

Initially I had a P4 3gig machine (or close) that I was planning on using for my Dynatorch. As it turned out, the Dynatorch requires dual serial connections (there is a...

I think $3200 is relatively expensive considering a Powermax 1000 can be had with machine torch for $2k plus shipping. Does anyone know anyone who's used an ArcWriter? I'm curious as to how long...

We have an automatic cold saw. Nice machine. I think I'd trade it for an automatic bandsaw if I had a choice. The cold saw does leave a nice finish but you have to swap blades and turn them around...

Sorry guys, haven't been around for a few days. I'm attempting to purchase a CNC Lathe so I've been a little distracted. ;)

Glad to hear that the settings worked for you. We sponsor a couple of...

That will be awesome. I'm tired of cleaning those parts! I do mostly cut 1/8", 3/16", and 1/4" components but one of our products is heavy on the 16ga because it helps keep the weight down. If the...

I use this and it works very well. I have found that if you have your initial speed set to minimize dross even the holes aren't very difficult to clean 3/16" and 1/4".



Extended consumables? ...

Hey, I won't knock the skirted sides and drum fan. On my last table put an attic fan through the wall opposing a window right by the table (small room). The cross circulation kept any smoke from...

I'll get more data on Aluminum in the next month or so.




By offset do you mean pierce height? I posed most of my settings on another thread but this is a good place to put them since they...

The first time you cut 1/2" plate and see the finish you'll think differently about cutting thicker materials. We've actually cut many heavy duty parts since I figured out I could do that. Heck, I...