2013/9/6 Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> > Jack > In this case Google is your friend. There are literally thousands of > ideas from guys who have done their own thing. Two things I recommend > that you don't do without. > 1: You must fit a THC of sorts. Especially if you are going to cut > thinner materials. >
This is easy and cost effective with THCAD card from Mesa. 2: You must fit a water bed for your own health's sake. Also you can > minimize the warping if you cut in water. > Cutting in water will harden the material. But I do agree that some kind of smoke removal is mandatory. Based on geographical location and temperatures in winter, downdraft table and simple ventilator that sucks the smoke and gases out of the workshop might be a solution. There are _lots_ of videos on youtube, where one can see, how others have built their diy plasma machines. Since the question is about hints of mechanical design, all the builds of Mach users also might worth looking at. I did build a plasma table with 6x2 m work envelope with a downdraft table, I could share something from the 3d model, but I consider it to be above hobby level in terms of linear rails, motors, gearboxes, so I am not sure, how useful could that be. -- Viesturs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041391&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
