Homemade, cheap, plasma CNC

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4 years 10 months ago - 4 years 10 months ago #230436 by rodw
Replied by rodw on topic Homemade, cheap, plasma CNC
So looks perfect to me!

Actually have found Linuxcnc so good, I don't even think a magnetic breakaway is required.

EDIT: Been thinking of drilling and tapping a hole to make it permanent!
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4 years 9 months ago #230511 by RNJFAB
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Thanks Rod,
I was thinking of doing the same, however I'm having issues if I have VOID A/DIVE on. This will from time to time cause the torch to crash, with it off I have had no problems. Also if I have AUTO VOLTS on it can be a bit hit and miss, sometimes a perfect cut, sometimes crash every 20mm or less. The torch just keeps diving.

Currently with the volts set for each material and a bit of tweaking, I have nice cuts for all the material I normally use.

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4 years 9 months ago - 4 years 9 months ago #230512 by RNJFAB
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Thanks Phillc54,
I'm actually up to doing this now. I'll see if I can set it up with the red laser as that is when I would use it.
I did try the update but it failed. I'll try and upload the error for you. 

Below is my current button configuration, I still need to work on my g codes as they don't quite work the way I want them to.

Red and green laser are used at different times, red laser for setting up and getting ready, green laser to find new 0 point when I'm working through cuts. The green laser is to bright without my welding mask on, and you can't see the red laser when I'm wearing the welding mask. So each has a purpose.

     
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4 years 9 months ago #230513 by phillc54
Void Anti Dive is hit and miss, it works for some and not others.
We have a test branch we have been working on but life keeps getting in the way...
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4 years 9 months ago - 4 years 9 months ago #230514 by RNJFAB
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All Good Phill, 
I have tried to change the setting to get it to work, however it is still a bit hit and miss like you said. No real issue though if I turn it off. 

This is the error I got updating.
 
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4 years 9 months ago #230517 by RNJFAB
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Updated screen shot and Hal/ini files.

 

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