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=== Preparing To Cut ===

# Reserve time for a cutting session on calender
# Screen off plasma cutting area with welding curtains
# Check the water level (corner nearest the sink is the lowest spot, water should be ⅛" below top of tank edge
# Turn on Shop Ventilation
# Ensure air compressor is on and plasma cutter area has air pressure
# Place sheet for cutting on the table
# Assemble torch
# Turn on gantry controller, height controller, and control computer
# Set appropriate pierce height (initial pierce height), init cut height (Torch-to-work Distance), pierce delay, Voltage (AVHC)
# Open Torchmate 4 software and connect to the gantry controller
# Turn on the plasma cutter power unit, set appropriate current (amps) on the plasma cutter power unit

=== Plasma Cutting ===

# Import G-code (generated using built in DX converter or in other CAM tool such as Torchmate CAD)
# Set the cutting speed multiplier (100 = 100% of speed selected when making G-Code)
# Jog the torch head to the desired zero position, and set the program coordinates to 0
# "Dry run" your part with the plasma power unit disabled
# Enable the power unit by holding the "Cut" button on the height controller until red light turns on
# Run the cut, keeping your hand over the spacebar in case something goes wrong
# "Safe" the power unit by holding the "Cut" button on the height controller until the light turns off
# Inspect the first piece for dimensional accuracy and straight edges

=== Teardown and Cleanup ===

# Jog the head of the machine to the corner closest to the operator station
# Turn off gantry controller, height controller, and power unit
# Remove the torch head / nozzle assembly and replace with orange blank cover
# Remove the cut sheet from the table and store it in your personal space or recycle it
# Dry any wet or damp areas of the gantry's outer steel rails to prevent rust