richjmaynard
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Hi all,
I've hacked together this cheap plasma setup for experimental purposes. Lidl plasma cutter £80, CNC laser cutter kit from AliExpress £95, pencil plasma torch £15.
It sort of works!
The plasma HF start is a bit unreliable, though, and it has cause the eeprom settings on the controller to forget themselves a couple of times.
My torch is actually a pilot arc torch - the listing I bought from wasn't too clear on that point.
This video:
seems to say it's OK to connect the pilot arc connector permanently to the work clamp connection.
Is this a good idea, or should I buy a proper pilot arc capable machine?
I've hacked together this cheap plasma setup for experimental purposes. Lidl plasma cutter £80, CNC laser cutter kit from AliExpress £95, pencil plasma torch £15.
It sort of works!
The plasma HF start is a bit unreliable, though, and it has cause the eeprom settings on the controller to forget themselves a couple of times.
My torch is actually a pilot arc torch - the listing I bought from wasn't too clear on that point.
This video:
seems to say it's OK to connect the pilot arc connector permanently to the work clamp connection.
Is this a good idea, or should I buy a proper pilot arc capable machine?