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just built it and gantry weighs 135# takes from 10 oz to just
over 16 oz. force to move it I have a choice of 180 oz
steppers or 600 oz servos both drives would be reduced 3.5-1
and one revolution = 2.25 inches

Is the stepper(180x3.5=630oz.) strong enough and fast enough

and is the servo to problematic for plasma??




I still use windows 98 so cant see demo version of mach2-is it a good
choice for plasma is there visual torch simulation can i change speed
can i pause can i make corections if somthing gos wrong can i
controle torch hight what all do you get in the torch mode and
is it clutered with unused confusing boxes etc. for other tooling
when in plasma mode signed bewilderd new guy

--- In mach1mach2cnc@..., "csgchum" <csg@c...> wrote:

just built it and gantry weighs 135# takes from 10 oz to just
over 16 oz. force to move it I have a choice of 180 oz
steppers or 600 oz servos both drives would be reduced 3.5-1
and one revolution = 2.25 inches

Is the stepper(180x3.5=630oz.) strong enough and fast enough

and is the servo to problematic for plasma??

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Hi,
Use the servo's, with plasma cutting you need to maintain a fairly
high speed, even in corners and curves. the 135# gantry will have
lots of stored energy when you try to stop or reverse. On my system
the gantry is about 150# and I use 600 oz servos. The plasma has
never caused any problems, but the long encoder lines had to have
amps added ( us digital $12.00 ea ). Mach2 offers torch height
control ( using Tom Caudles control board ), tool path windows,
configurable windows, great speed, macro controls, just about
everything I could imagine you would ever need for plasma.
Todd

Hi All:

Due to popular demand I have added multi-pass to the next version. If you
have a fileset to cut 6mm deep, you can set it to do the first pass at a set
depth and repeat x number of times with a depth increment on each pass until
the final depth is reached. You can also set and turn on/off the ZInhibit
now on the corrections tab.

Thanks,
Art
www.artofcnc.ca