Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
Hi i am building cnc plasma table. it is CNC gantry type machine with plasma head. I want to ask about Jasic Air Plasma machine. how you start stop plasma - ? because i need to it be controlled with CNC controller Did anyone used Jasic Air Plasma machine with CNC - EMC2 controller? thank you aram On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 7:31 AM, Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com wrote: On 4/15/2014 6:20 AM, David Armstrong wrote: On 15/04/14 10:59, Viesturs Lācis wrote: Hello! I was thinking about a plasma source like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251355364995 It is supplied with a torch that is meant for manual operation - the problem is that it is angled, not straight, which makes it not only more difficult to mount, but also takes up more space and also does not look that nice. I found a torch, whose description says that it is suitable for the previously mentioned plasma source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151167833644 The second picture of that listing seems somewhat suspicious - I do not see, where the power cable lead should be connected. There is one small connector visible, but that certainly is not capable of 100A current. I would appreciate any advices or links, how other plasma users have solved this issue. Thanks in advance! Viesturs -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Yes i'd agree it does look not capable of 100A , however they do work quite well , Although i'd realy rate them at about 60A Max , i have 2 running at 45A and they work fine i have been tempted just to tear the case off and make my own to suit the z Axis and make it more integral to the machine but not got around to it as yet . i'd class these as a Hobbist level , rather than a proffesional torch capable of many hours Dave Viesturs, Looks like you need to take apart your old manual torch head and attach this head. I see two setscrews in the back of the automatic torch head which are likely cable clamps for the power cable lead. I have a Cut 60 plasma setup which works ok. Cuts 1 manually without a problem. Looks like the Cut100 requires 3 phase power. Dave -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
2014-05-02 11:54 GMT+03:00 a k pccncmach...@gmail.com: I want to ask about Jasic Air Plasma machine. how you start stop plasma - ? because i need to it be controlled with CNC controller That is very simple - replace the manual button with something that is controlled by cnc controller - either a relay switch or anything else (optocoupler etc), depending on what kind of signal is going through those wires. In the welding robot there was a manual MIG welder, which had 8 V AC in the control button wires, so it took 2 output drivers on Mesa 7i37 to handle the AC part, while 8 V was much less of a problem. Viesturs -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
Have a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4knPtYjc2s8. I don't know if it's just good advertising, but I'd like one.. You also need to be aware of the 'start' methodology. HF noise etc. But from what I've read, you won't go wrong with Hypertherm. Roland On 15 April 2014 11:59, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Hello! I was thinking about a plasma source like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251355364995 It is supplied with a torch that is meant for manual operation - the problem is that it is angled, not straight, which makes it not only more difficult to mount, but also takes up more space and also does not look that nice. I found a torch, whose description says that it is suitable for the previously mentioned plasma source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151167833644 The second picture of that listing seems somewhat suspicious - I do not see, where the power cable lead should be connected. There is one small connector visible, but that certainly is not capable of 100A current. I would appreciate any advices or links, how other plasma users have solved this issue. Thanks in advance! Viesturs -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
hi Viesturs who is distribute in USA Jasic or similar plasma cutters? Do you have contact number? Is Jasic plasma durable - working good? thank you aram On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 5:07 AM, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.comwrote: 2014-05-02 11:54 GMT+03:00 a k pccncmach...@gmail.com: I want to ask about Jasic Air Plasma machine. how you start stop plasma - ? because i need to it be controlled with CNC controller That is very simple - replace the manual button with something that is controlled by cnc controller - either a relay switch or anything else (optocoupler etc), depending on what kind of signal is going through those wires. In the welding robot there was a manual MIG welder, which had 8 V AC in the control button wires, so it took 2 output drivers on Mesa 7i37 to handle the AC part, while 8 V was much less of a problem. Viesturs -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
2014-05-02 21:28 GMT+03:00 a k pccncmach...@gmail.com: who is distribute in USA Jasic or similar plasma cutters? Do you have contact number? Since I am Latvia, right on the opposite side of the northern hemisphere from USA, I doubt I can share anything useful :)) Is Jasic plasma durable - working good? One of 3 LinuxCNC users in my country that I am aware of, owns Jasic plasma source and he recommended them to me. I personally do not yet have any experience with them. See few messages back in this very same thread - Dave wrote that it works quite well. Viesturs -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
hypertherm = expensive consumables. i have a friend with one and he borrows my harbor freight 40 amper because my consumables cost 12 bucks to replace his are 50. i am leery of h.f tools especially at 650 bucks but alas after 8 yrs of ownership i think this is the best non commerecial plasma cutter available and definitely the cheapest to run . the torch is a high quality trafimet. my friend the other day told me if he could sell his ( original cost of 1200 bucks ) for what an hf unit costs (650) he would do it immediately. as to the esabs in a similar price range you get no pilot arc feature and again high consumable costs. i pondered the purchase for about 2 months going to hf 3 times and reviewing the product. i believe this to be the single best buy at harbor freight period. yes im a bit proud about this but after 8 yrs my concerns are no more and this has proven to be an excellent buy and ovbiously i would not hesitate to recommend one or replace mine with another if it gave in the ghost tomorrow with another just like it . well thats my .02 hope it helps jeremy youngs On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Roland Jollivet roland.jolli...@gmail.comwrote: Have a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4knPtYjc2s8. I don't know if it's just good advertising, but I'd like one.. You also need to be aware of the 'start' methodology. HF noise etc. But from what I've read, you won't go wrong with Hypertherm. Roland On 15 April 2014 11:59, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: Hello! I was thinking about a plasma source like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251355364995 It is supplied with a torch that is meant for manual operation - the problem is that it is angled, not straight, which makes it not only more difficult to mount, but also takes up more space and also does not look that nice. I found a torch, whose description says that it is suitable for the previously mentioned plasma source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151167833644 The second picture of that listing seems somewhat suspicious - I do not see, where the power cable lead should be connected. There is one small connector visible, but that certainly is not capable of 100A current. I would appreciate any advices or links, how other plasma users have solved this issue. Thanks in advance! Viesturs -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
Hello! I was thinking about a plasma source like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251355364995 It is supplied with a torch that is meant for manual operation - the problem is that it is angled, not straight, which makes it not only more difficult to mount, but also takes up more space and also does not look that nice. I found a torch, whose description says that it is suitable for the previously mentioned plasma source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151167833644 The second picture of that listing seems somewhat suspicious - I do not see, where the power cable lead should be connected. There is one small connector visible, but that certainly is not capable of 100A current. I would appreciate any advices or links, how other plasma users have solved this issue. Thanks in advance! Viesturs -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
On 15/04/14 10:59, Viesturs Lācis wrote: Hello! I was thinking about a plasma source like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251355364995 It is supplied with a torch that is meant for manual operation - the problem is that it is angled, not straight, which makes it not only more difficult to mount, but also takes up more space and also does not look that nice. I found a torch, whose description says that it is suitable for the previously mentioned plasma source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151167833644 The second picture of that listing seems somewhat suspicious - I do not see, where the power cable lead should be connected. There is one small connector visible, but that certainly is not capable of 100A current. I would appreciate any advices or links, how other plasma users have solved this issue. Thanks in advance! Viesturs -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Yes i'd agree it does look not capable of 100A , however they do work quite well , Although i'd realy rate them at about 60A Max , i have 2 running at 45A and they work fine i have been tempted just to tear the case off and make my own to suit the z Axis and make it more integral to the machine but not got around to it as yet . i'd class these as a Hobbist level , rather than a proffesional torch capable of many hours Dave -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] Plasma torch for cnc machine
On 4/15/2014 6:20 AM, David Armstrong wrote: On 15/04/14 10:59, Viesturs Lācis wrote: Hello! I was thinking about a plasma source like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/251355364995 It is supplied with a torch that is meant for manual operation - the problem is that it is angled, not straight, which makes it not only more difficult to mount, but also takes up more space and also does not look that nice. I found a torch, whose description says that it is suitable for the previously mentioned plasma source: http://www.ebay.com/itm/151167833644 The second picture of that listing seems somewhat suspicious - I do not see, where the power cable lead should be connected. There is one small connector visible, but that certainly is not capable of 100A current. I would appreciate any advices or links, how other plasma users have solved this issue. Thanks in advance! Viesturs -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Yes i'd agree it does look not capable of 100A , however they do work quite well , Although i'd realy rate them at about 60A Max , i have 2 running at 45A and they work fine i have been tempted just to tear the case off and make my own to suit the z Axis and make it more integral to the machine but not got around to it as yet . i'd class these as a Hobbist level , rather than a proffesional torch capable of many hours Dave Viesturs, Looks like you need to take apart your old manual torch head and attach this head. I see two setscrews in the back of the automatic torch head which are likely cable clamps for the power cable lead. I have a Cut 60 plasma setup which works ok. Cuts 1 manually without a problem. Looks like the Cut100 requires 3 phase power. Dave -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
