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Revision as of 19:39, 26 February 2019

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.

Plamas consumables.png Plamas nossle part numbers.png

65 Specs

Plamsa 65A mild steel.png Plamsa 65A stainless steel.png Plamsa 65A aluminum.png

45 Specs

Plamas 45 mild steel.png Plamsa 45 stainless steel.png Plamsa 45 aluminum.png

Finecut Specs

Plamas finecut mild steel.png Plamas finecut stainless steel.png

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.


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.