Normsthename
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If you build the gantry rigid and strong enough for routing, it will be too heavy for plasma cutting.CNC machine.
It will be for both wood cutting and plasma cutting. I have designed it, using a dual lead screw design for the x axis. I will start of using it for wood, and when i have gained experiance then i will try plasma!
Thats the mistake I made with my machine
If I were building it from scratch as a plasma again I would have built the machine and gantry far lighter than it is.
My gantry is too heavy and I have to have the accelerations turned right down.
This means on any slow areas or corners you get dross build up which you then have to grind off
Don't forget to cut some thin materials on a plasma you will need speeds upto 12 metres a minute (472 inches / minute) that works out to 200mm in a second
So when it cuts a long straight section say 1000mm long with a heavy gantry, the machine will not be upto full speed until approx. 500mm and then the machine is slowing down again for the next corner
You then get dross buildup all the way along the 1000mm edge except for a small section in the middle where it finally got upto speed.
If you are going to be plasma cutting in a cellar, a water table will be essential.
Plasma dust is vaporised metal and very nasty stuff, not recommended for breathing it in
Plasma machines make a hell of a lot of plasma dust and it gets everywhere
Andy