Building a chain driven Plasma table.

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2 years 1 month ago #309585 by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Building a chain driven Plasma table.
I use Inkscape

sudo apt update
sudo apt install inkscape

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2 years 1 month ago #309630 by Creative25
Replied by Creative25 on topic Building a chain driven Plasma table.
Thanks for the info.
I already have Inkscape on my computer..
Did not know it works for generating code for plasma.
I have tried it without success .
After some searches on the internet I found some tutorials to create Gcode for routers.

Where can I find some tutorial for generating Gcode for plasma?

So now I have another question.
I still have to make a water table.
The machines Frame is 1.8 x is 3.3 meters.

I am planning to put a rotational axle for round pipes. Max diameter for pipes about 250mm

Maximum sheet size I am planning is 1250 mm x 2450 mm.

How big would you make the water table.
Is there a benifit of making it larger than the Methal you cut? I am thinking about splashing etc.

What material thickness do you guys use for the water tray? What thickness for the slats?

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2 years 1 month ago #309648 by tommylight
Replied by tommylight on topic Building a chain driven Plasma table.
I have a short video about Inkscape for plasma, bot sure if it is on toma.cnc1 or toma berisha channel, i have 4 channels on youtube.
Make the table at least 5-10cm bigger on all sides, less splash when cutting at the edges.
2mm is enough for table and slats, i used 3mm it proved to much and quite un-necessary.

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2 years 1 month ago #309651 by snowgoer540
Replied by snowgoer540 on topic Building a chain driven Plasma table.
From memory, the conversational will make each shape in the cut file with the material chosen at the top of the window.  It will always change to that material before beginning the cut for that shape. 

So, you could either hand edit the cut file to change the material number to the one you meant to use, or you could redo the conversational, remembering to first select the correct material before creating the shapes.  

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2 years 1 month ago - 2 years 1 month ago #309720 by Creative25
Replied by Creative25 on topic Building a chain driven Plasma table.
Thanks I Watched the video but it looks Ilike it doesn’t create the correct size.

Length I put on Inkscape is 300 mm
Length on simulation of geode is 346mm

Is there something I did wrong?
Last edit: 2 years 1 month ago by Creative25.

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2 years 1 month ago #309721 by meister
Replied by meister on topic Building a chain driven Plasma table.

Is there any free software to generate G code for plasma?

You can try this:
github.com/multigcs/viaconstructor

never tested with plasma , but if you tell me if there is something missing, i will add it.
 
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