Bob's Plasmac Build

Bob, just curious now. Was there a reason to add the T slot extrusion? Why didn't you mount your rails and rack to the angle iron?

rodw wrote: Bob, just curious now. Was there a reason to add the T slot extrusion? Why didn't you mount your rails and rack to the angle iron?

Makes it easier to make adjustments and make everything square. I did one with angle iron mounted directly on frame for a router and it was really tough to make everything straight.

This is a plasma so it provides extra support for water bed.

Looking good.
Also waiting .... Well trying to find in Turkey of all places some 7 meter long rails, the round supported ones. I need 6 meters of travel as a minimum. Not looking good!!!

tommylight wrote: Looking good.
Also waiting .... Well trying to find in Turkey of all places some 7 meter long rails, the round supported ones. I need 6 meters of travel as a minimum. Not looking good!!!

wow, 7 meters. What are you building a railroad track?

A little more progress. Mockup control panel.

Looks good Bob. I wonder if its worth going with opto isolated relays rather than mechanical ones? I used the ones you have there and replaced most of them when I added ohmic sensing (becasue I had to by a pack of 5). The only one left disables the stepper drives on estop (Just becasue I've been lazy but I have the part here.).