Started to build my plasma table.

[Apples]

I have started to build my plasma table. I have used 65x65x2.5mm galvanised s.h.s. The size of the table is 3.5meters x 2meters. It is huge! It will be able to cut a full sized sheet of material, which is 3mx1.5m.

I will take some photo's and post them up. The basic frame has just about been completed. I have 6 castor wheels on it to move it around, four of which are in the corners and are locking wheels.

[ynneb]

I can hardy wait for the pictures.

[InventIt]

Yeh, lets see some pics!!!

[Apples]

Here are some pics of the table.

3500x2000x900mm.

[Apples]

how do i upload a pic?

i just went to browse and select the pic and submit reply and thats all that happened.

[InventIt]

is your pic file too big? Try it again.

[Apples]

here is a pic

[svenakela]

I like your welding helmet.

-Sven

[ynneb]

I dont know how plasma cutters work. But I was wondering if there was going to be a problem with cutting through those cross beams. Would it be an idea to have strips of steel in turned sideways in the middle. If you had slots at each end you could replace the strips as needed.

Maybe plasma cutting isnt like oxy cutting!

[InventIt]

WOW! That's a Monster! Looks good.

[IJ.]

Originally posted by Apples It is huge!

Understatement Apples !

Well done so far I'll follow this one with interest.
(said it before and I'll say it yet again I really admire you guys that scratch build a machine as my recent retrofit has been an enormous amount of work/thought to complete)

[Apples]

i am going to have 4 lengths of angle iron welded onto those cross braces and then every 2inches or so cut a slot into the angle and insert some flat steel. The flat steel i will use would have to be around 75mm or 3" wide. that means that i should have 75mm of clearance between the bottom of my sheet of steel that i am cutting and those cross braces. Hopefully this is enough clearance.

Yeah that is a pretty awesome looking welding helmet, it is an automatic darkening one too.!