CNC Plasma Cutter
Consumables
The main consumables a member will need to buy are
- Electrode - 220842
- 45A Tip - 220941
- 65A Tip - 220819
- 45A FineCut Tip - 220930
- FineCut Shield - 220948 (the finecut tip needs a different shield and it is not normally on the plasma)
The rest of the parts are already on the plasma.
65 Specs
45 Specs
Finecut Specs
Fusion 360
Fusion 360 can be used to easily generate the G-code for our CNC Plasma Cutter. The following is some useful information that can get you started.
Grab the following files, and upload them to your Fusion 360 account. For information on how to do this, you can view the following video.
The first thing you want to do, is to make sure to grab the Post-Processor. This will ensure that your G-Code matches what our table needs to operate. This really just replaces the M3 with a pierce probe and adds an M5 to stop the torch.
You also want to grab the templates for our table. This is not required, but it will save you from having to track down all of the tool settings yourself.
Finally grab the tool files.
Open Fusion 360
- Go to the upper right corner ... you should see your name
- Click on your name and select Preferences
- Under General ... select Manufacture
- Check the "Enable Cloud Libraries" checkbox and select OK.
- On the main window, click on the "Show Data Panel" icon in the upper right hand corner (looks like a 3x3 box grid).
- On the left side of the window, you should see a tab that shows "Projects, Libraries, and Samples"
- Under Libraries click on Assets
- You should now see 4 folders ... CAMMachines, CAMPosts, CAMTempletes, CAMTools
- Click on the folder that you want to upload, and then drag the file(s) from your download folder to the dialog, and click the Upload Button.
- Repeat for each folder.
One easy way to get started is go grab an image or SVG. This instructional video will step you through the process.
Some basic point to verify:
- Start a new Model
- Select the X/Y plane (red/green)
- Make sure you are in Inches
- Make sure you used the Post-Processor, or you will run into troubles.
- Save your file to a flash drive.
- The file will be saved on your disk with an extension of .fgc. You will want to change it to .ngc so that the software will recognize it.
