THC with HV/HF pilot arc??

[matttargett4]

hi john,

im interested to know how it works, ive seen stuff on the floating head for initial height sensing but not wothout thc before, what kind of thicknesses are you cutting? are you on water? the opinion everyone seems to have is that thin sheets warp more but thc is good for all thicknesses but im interested to hear you are running without, guess it makes more difference on large pieces where the initial height sensing doesnt get a chance to run very often?

how then does this work with mach? i guess i just need the correct post proccessor for sheetcam and configure my inputs correctly for mach to get it to lower the z until one pin goes high then raise a set distance?

thanks alot

matt

[Big John T]

Originally Posted by matttargett4 hi john, im interested to know how it works, ive seen stuff on the floating head for initial height sensing but not wothout thc before, what kind of thicknesses are you cutting? are you on water? the opinion everyone seems to have is that thin sheets warp more but thc is good for all thicknesses but im interested to hear you are running without, guess it makes more difference on large pieces where the initial height sensing doesnt get a chance to run very often?

I cut from 14 gauge up to 1/2" normally. I don't have any problem with warping on thinner material, YMMV. I have a water table and it is 3" below the material so it has no affect on the material.

Originally Posted by matttargett4 how then does this work with mach? i guess i just need the correct post proccessor for sheetcam and configure my inputs correctly for mach to get it to lower the z until one pin goes high then raise a set distance? thanks alot matt

I don't have a clue about mack. All I know about it is I don't use it...

Here is my floating head