finished plasma tracer

this is 1/4 plate it is cutting -well got my aluminum i needed and my foot switch . works great all need to do is get a flat piece of plastic to lay what i am tracing on since got darn welding spatter on my table and gouges kept snagging on the stuff while tracing . traced a piece and turned out exactly the same .installed a long bolt at one end as a counter balance weight holder , have some strap steel coming to do the slats for the table . the tracing piece at the end will be replaced with a shaft with a roller ball on the end here is the pics Attachment 6989Attachment 6990Attachment 6991Attachment 6992Attachment 6993

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Originally Posted by Rodsmachineshop

this is 1/4 plate it is cutting -well got my aluminum i needed and my foot switch . works great all need to do is get a flat piece of plastic to lay what i am tracing on since got darn welding spatter on my table and gouges kept snagging on the stuff while tracing . traced a piece and turned out exactly the same .installed a long bolt at one end as a counter balance weight holder , have some strap steel coming to do the slats for the table . the tracing piece at the end will be replaced with a shaft with a roller ball on the end here is the pics

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Oh yeah, that's what it's all about. You've got plenty of range in your setup to trace a very large piece too. Everything working smoothly for you now?

yes works great only thing i need to do is put a bolt with a nut at each corner of plasma table since my bench's are not level the farthest bench is like 1/4" or more lower than the closer bench in pics . the only thing i wish i did was make it over 48 inches one way so could rip cut 4x8 sheets

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yes works great only thing i need to do is put a bolt with a nut at each corner of plasma table since my bench's are not level the farthest bench is like 1/4" or more lower than the closer bench in pics . the only thing i wish i did was make it over 48 inches one way so could rip cut 4x8 sheets

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Golly, Rod. Just how much space do you have at your shop?!? I would love to have the luxury of being able to work with such large sheets ....

around 2500 square feet

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around 2500 square feet

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That's a pretty good size shop. Lots of space for your tools and creations!

Awesome job Rod ... looks gr8!

Looks like a simple tool will do lots of work for you.
What is the gap height you are cutting? I think you need abigger one to reduce the dross.

Looks good. Do you think using one of the wire standoffs would work for this to keep your torch at a consistent distance?

I am thinking about making a steel tailor type cantilever CNC plasma.