I have done many plasma machines over the years and I found that if the
customer is not capable of his own software or has no understanding of
LinuxCnc, then I just install Mach3.
Mach works very well for plasma.
Actually, a customer that is capable of fiddling the software is
normally your worst nightmare and that is one big reason I install Mach
and then remove the menus once done.
------ Original Message ------
From: "Todd Zuercher" <to...@pgrahamdunn.com>
To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
<emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>
Sent: 2018-08-14 22:11:30
Subject: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc vs Mach3 for Plasma Cutter?
I don’t want to start a big Mach bashing. I just want to hear some
opinions from those who have set up a simple CNC plasma machine with
both Mach and Linuxcnc.
Are there any inherent advantages/disadvantages of one over the other
for a plasma cutter?
Here where I work they just purchased a cheap plasma table kit and they
are setting it up with Mach3. (they being not me.)
My self, having zero experience with Mach3, probably would not have
bothered trying to even install Mach.
The machine is a simple stepper gantry using a Gecko 540 driver pack
and I think there is some form of THC contraption as well, but I have
no details.
The two people setting it up know next to nothing about Mach3 or CNC,
and even less about Linuxcnc (hence their choice to go with the Mach3
setup.) My guess is that they are just following the instructions that
came with the kit.
Unfortunately I am too busy at my end of the shop to offer them a whole
lot of assistance, and since I know nothing about the plasma side of
cnc...
However I have threatened to come down to their end of the shop and
install LinuxCNC on it while they are not looking😊
Todd Zuercher
P. Graham Dunn Inc.<http://www.pgrahamdunn.com/index.php>
630 Henry Street
Dalton, Ohio 44618
Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031
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