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|caption            = Plasmatron in Action
|caption            = Plasmatron in Action
|lead              = Sam Feine
|lead              = Sam Feine
|tool_testers       = Jim Bredt
|tool_testers       = Jim Bredt
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|hours              = Same as membership hours
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== Torchmate CNC Plasma Cutter ==
== Torchmate CNC Plasma Cutter ==


'''Description'''
'''Description:'''


The tool consists of a CNC gantry with a 48"x96" table that carries a Hypertherm [https://www.dropbox.com/s/lida6dswhecqvt8/OM_806650_R4_Powermax65-85.pdf?dl=0 PowerMax85] plasma torch.  Cuts are made vertically over a water tank.  Four levels of torch power are available so that mild steel sheets ranging from 0.018" (26-Ga) to 1.25" thick may be cut.  Maximum cut speed is 350 in/minute.
The tool consists of a CNC gantry with a 48"x96" table that carries a Hypertherm [https://www.dropbox.com/s/lida6dswhecqvt8/OM_806650_R4_Powermax65-85.pdf?dl=0 PowerMax85] plasma torch.  Cuts are made vertically over a water tank.  Four levels of torch power are available so that mild steel sheets ranging from 0.018" (26-Ga) to 1.25" thick may be cut.  Maximum cut speed is 350 in/minute.

Revision as of 14:38, 15 January 2024

CNC Plasma Cutter
Plasmatron in Action
CNC Plasma Cutter
Lead Sam Feine
Tool Testers

Jim Bredt

Hours Same as membership hours


There is only one tool in this shop.

Torchmate CNC Plasma Cutter

Description:

The tool consists of a CNC gantry with a 48"x96" table that carries a Hypertherm PowerMax85 plasma torch. Cuts are made vertically over a water tank. Four levels of torch power are available so that mild steel sheets ranging from 0.018" (26-Ga) to 1.25" thick may be cut. Maximum cut speed is 350 in/minute.

    This is a RED tool!  Users must be trained and tool-tested before they are permitted to operate it.

Materials qualified for general use are: Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, and Aluminum. Other materials that have been successfully tested are: Titanium and Brass.

Driver software is called Torchmate 4 located on the attached computer with several installations around the Asylum. Input data is in the form of a 2-D sketch, either as G-Code (*.txt or *.fgc) or DXF (*.dxf).

Location:

Artisans Asylum Antwerp Building, 55 Antwerp Street, Allston. Adjacent to the Metals Shop in the northeast corner of the building.

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