Another plasma component...

Tom wrote:

The only difference between toma_thc and this config i did notice is: on this one even with the ARCON signal it moves, on the toma_thc one it does not.

Tom, I am not 100% clear on what you mean by this. Could you explain it a bit further please.

Tom wrote:

Now the only thing i need is to have the text bigger, every text in the Axis GUI !

I am working on a solution to this as well as increasing the font size in the GladeVCP panel. Part of this is changing 'Spindle' to 'Torch', before I continue does a plasma table actually require a manual torch on/off.

As I said before I have not used a plasma table and am unaware of all requirements so if anyone notices what I left out or just got completely wrong please let me know.

Cheers, Phill

Phill, many people have different ideas but the torch definitely needs to be tied to M3 (motion.spindle-on) otherwise if you have a crash and the torch is left waving around, it won't turn off when you hit estop! Ask me how I know! The early external offset config did not use M3.

I also OR2 motion.spindle-on with a GUI torch enable button so you can do dry runs by pressing an onscreen button. Some people also use a M67 code so there is a final torch enable in G code..... Some of my configs do that.

Thanks Rod, yes the component uses motion.spindle-on (actually spindle.0.on since the multi-spindle update) to begin the sequence.
The config has a dedicated dry run button on the GladeVCP panel.
What I was wondering was do we actually require a manual torch on/off button in the GUI. It would only be of use when there was no code running although it would also be another way of stopping a cut while code was running and there was a valid arc.
I was thinking of renaming the Axis "Spindle Button' to 'Torch' but if we don't need the button I will just hide it.

This is diving into some of more obscure points of plasma operation. Sometimes when you have a water table or are using your plasma torch for center punching you need to be able to " pre fire " the torch so the power supply/ torch are in a post flow condition to either clear the water out of the way for touch off or enable a short cycle so you can center punch ( make a small "divot" to mark a mechanical drill location). I have a manual torch fire button on my plasma tab for this reason. I rarely use it but it sure saves poor IHS problems when I have had to clear a shorted torch and have a flooded sheet.

One thing to remember is that IHS is everything in plasma cutting. Blow your initial height sensing and you are in for poor cuts until the next reference.

John

Thanks John.

Do you toggle the torch on and off or is it a momentary button so the torch is only on while the button is held.

It looks like plasma is more complex than I thought, the more I learn the less I know...

Cheers, Phill.

phillc54 wrote: Tom wrote:

The only difference between toma_thc and this config i did notice is: on this one even with the ARCON signal it moves, on the toma_thc one it does not.

Tom, I am not 100% clear on what you mean by this. Could you explain it a bit further please.

Tom wrote:

Now the only thing i need is to have the text bigger, every text in the Axis GUI !

I am working on a solution to this as well as increasing the font size in the GladeVCP panel. Part of this is changing 'Spindle' to 'Torch', before I continue does a plasma table actually require a manual torch on/off.

As I said before I have not used a plasma table and am unaware of all requirements so if anyone notices what I left out or just got completely wrong please let me know.

Cheers, Phill

That is something that is not required, it is implemented as a safety as usually i have to use hand held torches so they can be fired from the switch on the handle.
The only thing it is useful for is when using the cnc to do manual cuts as it will not allow jogging until it gets the ARCOK signal.
Again, this is not required for normal use.
Thank you for your persistence.