Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Router to plasma cutter

On 10/3/2012 1:28 PM, jeremy youngs wrote:

> ron I agree with tom .005 just isnt going to happen for you, that said
> careful attention and always using fresh consumables will help
> tremendously. I dont know how high freq starts but a shop I used to
> work at
> had an esab that did not generate a pilot arc and it seems to me this
> would
> be very detrimental to a plasma table (this unit was hand operated),
> not to
> steer you off but 6 yrs ago I bought the 650 dollar harbor freight cutter
> with pilot arc and have found consumables to be very reasonable and
> performance outstanding far surpassing what one would expect from h.f.
> P.s. hows the new job going? I just started a fresh one myself and
> they are
> wanting me to be the nite foreman interesting
> --
> jeremy youngs

I don't know how we got focused on tolerance. I am not that worried
about it for brackets and weld plates.

The new job is great. I am running a new Haas VF3 SS VMC. The people are
great, the shop is air conditioned, only the pay sucks.



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