Category: Show Your Stuff
Hello, my name is Daan Bent, 28 years old, and I’m from the Netherlands.
At the moment, I’ve started working on the mechanical design of a DIY plasma cutting table, with an option for a 4th axis to also cut tubes. For now, I want to focus on cutting plates, but I’d like to have the hardware prepared for a 4th axis later on.This brings me to the first problem I’m facing: I’m hesitating between Mach3, myplasmac, and LinuxCNC software/hardware. Given the forum, most of you will probably suggest going for Linux. My programming experience is very minimal, but I’m willing to learn and find it quite interesting. Do you think it’s doable? The advantage of myplasmac and Mach3 is that they seem easier to use in my opinion, but the options with Linux seem endless.Here’s the start of the design for my table, tips are of course very welcome! Over the next period, I’ll be focusing on the design of the mechanical part and diving deeper into the hardware and software.