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'''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.   
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.


     '''This is a [[RED]] tool!'''  Users must be [https://www.dropbox.com/s/hae9lwvwxrovnlj/Plasma%20CNC%20Training%20-%206%20Parts_230401.pdf?dl=0 trained] and [https://www.artisansasylum.com/tool-testing tool-tested] before they are permitted to operate it.
     '''This is a [[RED]] tool!'''  Users must be [https://www.dropbox.com/s/hae9lwvwxrovnlj/Plasma%20CNC%20Training%20-%206%20Parts_230401.pdf?dl=0 trained] and [https://www.artisansasylum.com/tool-testing tool-tested] before they are permitted to operate it.

Revision as of 14:33, 15 January 2024

CNC Plasma Cutter
Plasmatron in Action
CNC Plasma Cutter
Building {{{building}}}
Lead Sam Feine
User email list members@artisansasylum.com
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).

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