Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: plasma cutting table

the best setup I've seen is a plasma cutter that had a water bath that came
to the bottom of the work. It didn't have any of the clouds of dirt generaly
associated with the process.

Larry

In a message dated 3/28/02 6:34:49 PM Pacific Standard Time,
davemucha@... writes:

>
> Another question as to how dirty this work is.
>
> Does the effluent (is there and term ? on my lathe I make swarth)
> get above the table ?
>
> I had though of using uni-strut as the main rail and to hang it
> upside down and use the uni-stru rollers (a style like glass shower
> doors) the roller being above the table and inside the track.
>
> It seems that using angle iron and some V rollers might be just as
> good or better.
>
> If the effluent does not rise, then I could hang the gantry and let
> it roll in that manner.
>
> about table size, I was not planning on a large unit, probably only 5
> foot by 10 foot to allow me to cut a 4 ft x 8 ft sheet of stock. The
> overhang would allow the cutting tip to move to the edge of the stock.
>
> about cutting speed, 500 inches a minute ? wow ! now that is FAST !
> I was timing my current table NEMA-23, 2:1 pulleys on a 1/2-13
> leadscrew fed from a 12 v supply running on a serial controller and
> only getting 4 inches a minute. (I am chewing my nails waiting for
> my Gecko's to arrive.)
>

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