Hypertherm 45XP sanity check

Mud wrote: Haha - food for thought! Will PlasmaC be 5 axis ready by then?

Well if you make the Plasmac gantry 90 metres long like one shop I know, the need for a crane will be much reduced!

rodw wrote: Well if you make the Plasmac gantry 90 metres long like one shop I know, the need for a crane will be much reduced!

Cripes! I thought I was joking.

(Though whilst thinking that the idea had merit)

My little building won't come close to 90m, but likely around 7x12-20m or so - worth some consideration!

I think the most viable solution may be to use a typical elevated track for the lifting gantry (coming off of the frame of the building), and mount the plasma to the floor (avoiding excess moving mass, over-long z axis, frame deflection, etc.). I would use a separate table.

Plenty of time to change my mind...