plasma chat session. ATTENTION.

[massajamesb]

Okay, this is for all members. If there are enough members in agreeance, then I am going to hold a cnc plasma/oxyfuel etc. chat on a certain night of the week, at a specified time, via the Flashchat on this site.

Have questions about building or maintaining a machine? Setting up software? What works and what doesn't? Just want to set down and B.S. about what you have cut or built?

I as well as the other mods are going to try and get a couple of chat rooms set up for different topics, please post up on this thread if the idea appeals to you. I am thinking at this point that about 7 oclock central time on Saturday evenings, but that is subject to what the rest of the members want, and what other chats are available.

PLEASE POST HERE IF THIS IDEA IS APPEALING TO YOU. I need a vote count to know if this is a worthwhile thing to do.

Thanks for your help and participation, members. Hopefully this can prove to be a helpful addition for seasoned vets and newbies alike.

I will post up on here when it has been more or less set in stone. Again,

If all else fails, I will try and set up a cnc plasma chat for next Saturday, @ 7:00 PM, April 7, central time, just to see how it goes.

[Weldtutor]

Originally Posted by massajamesb Okay, this is for all members. If there are enough members in agreeance, then I am going to hold a cnc plasma/oxyfuel etc. If all else fails, I will try and set up a cnc plasma chat for next Saturday, @ 7:00 PM, April 7, central time, just to see how it goes

I'll try to be there if the Easter Bunny will allow me.

The math part might trick me a bit, one time zone change, with daylight saving time added, divided by 3 time zones that CNCzone shows if I'm not signed in, carry the..................
I'll have to call up my keyboard calculator for the answer to this one!

[massajamesb]

Lol, Weldtutor, you kill me.

[The Inventor]

Do you want questions asked here in advance, so you can get an idea of
what the "HOT" topics/Needs are?

[The Inventor]

Now I'm confused?!?!?!?
Looks like we got 2 polls for the same thing. (So I did a 'Chicago Vote'
I voted twice... hehehehe)
As I posted in the other one:
Do you or would you want some 'pre-event' questions posted so you have
some idea as to the hot topics the members need to know or are you just
going to 'wing-it'?

[massajamesb]

Doesn't really hurt either way. It will probably wind up being whatever topics get brought up, I suppose.
If you have a topic in mind, sure, post it up. I would love to hear some ideas, as it will otherwise be a bit unorganized

[massajamesb]

Sorry for the confusion. All of it is in one poll now. I forgot I had made the first one . Massa=duh.

[The Inventor]

Question #1:
Where...who...or what supplier(s) handle the relays/solenoids/air or electric
values needed to work the trigger on my hand held plasma torch?
(Note: I'll be using a HobbyCNC 3 or 4 axis Board and running Mach3.)

Question #1A
And how do you control them, (Seperate power supply/off the Board and using
it's transformer (got 24 volts AC/10 amps off the transformer or 44 volts DC/10
amps rectified. )

[The Inventor]

Question #2
I don't understand how you control the 'z' to maintain the proper height at start and during the cut...
i.e.: At the start up (Starting the arc)

[The Inventor]

Question #3
Everytime it stops a cut there's a 'cooling down delay' of the tip, so how is
that handled?
i.e.: It does the 1st. cut then rapids over to the next cutting point then
starts that cut, but the plasma machine is still doing it's tip cooling cycle
of 30 seconds to a minute long, (I never timed it).

[massajamesb]

Very good. I will write these down, and we will start there. I am sure there are a number of people with the same question.

I encourage any member that can contribute questions or answers to show up.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to provide refreshments

Any others?

[Torchhead]

I'm not sure what the advantage is of a "chat". I try to jump on the list several times a day to answer questions but my schedule doesn't allow a set time to be on line.

Just like the questions posed by Inventor. I could (and have in the past) answered them in but it might be 01:30 in the morning before I have a break out of the shop to sit down and compose understandable answers.


Tom Caudle
www.CandCNC.com