Great build series!! I love the use of simple materials to build the frame and the X and Y axis rails. I’m looking forward to building my own table soon and I’m looking for any and all ideas and your series pretty much ticked all the boxes. Thanks for the videos. 😃👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for your kind words, Stephen. I now offer plans and a parts list for the table I built, so if you're interested in purchasing the plans, feel free to email me at rmhyde58@gmail.com
Great job ,Thanks for the movie.I'm following from Romania with the idea and desire to build a table myself, for now I'm gathering information and materials, I've already bought the plasma. congratulations for what you're doing and thanks
Thankyou for your kind words and I'm glad my videos have been helpful for you in deciding to build your own table. What size table are you thinking of building because I sell plans for my table, which has a footprint of 1800 x 1800mm and cutting area of 1330 x 1330mm and based on a ballscrew drive system operating on the MyPlasm CNC controller and plasma interface unit. If you're interested, you can email me for more details....rmhyde58@gmail.com
@@RustysMetalCutSignsDesigns ...because you have to start from the bottom, but also because most of the local DIY stores sell sheet metal in 2m/1m sizes, I want to make these sizes with an extra 10%, and more than likely I will need advice and I will ask, I'm gathering the materials - you know it's not easy - and I'm sure I'll ask something, for the moment to collect some more money, but I'm having trouble with the works, I'm an argon welder by trade, but I'm in Romania and everything is strange at the moment, thank you for your appreciation
When I built my table, I did so, knowing I'd probably build one to take a full size sheet of steel....2400 x 1200mm. I think if I was going to build my table now, I'd definitely build it to take a full sheet of steel. If you have any questions, feel free to get in touch, ok....happy to help if I can.
Rusty, thanks. for your video. I am just putting together my own DIY plasma table and noticed the CAD software your using is the same one I will be using as well. Thanks again. Great Video.
Hi Ron, yes I built the table myself. If you 're looking for some inspiration for your own build, check out the build series videos on my channel. If you have any questions about my build, feel free to get in touch, ok.
Hi Rusty, Where did you get your water bed cut and folded I want same size water bed but struggling to find place in WA that can cut 1.7M wide ( size of bed plus sides to be folded up)
Hi Milos, Luke from Swags Engineering in Rockingham fabricated the water bed for me...here's his details: Unit 11, 21 Hurrell Way in Rockingham. His email address is: swagsengineering@gmail.com I hope he can help you.
Hey Michel, nice to hear from you. The water pan is made from 3mm mild steel, as are the slats and slat frames. They've all gone a bit rusty, but nothing noticeable at present, after 2 years of use.
I'm looking to install a teflon strip across the top edge of the front rail, to help with sliding a sheet on, but I see what you mean about having the slats running up and back, instead of across the machine, as they are now.
@@RustysMetalCutSignsDesigns "Do a google for "Ball Transfer bearing" For the long term you can use a engine hoist with a 4 way spread bar to load heavier sheets. Keep on keepin' on!
The other option I'm looking at is to install a gantry trolley and chain block, running from the front to the back of the shed, so I can unload a sheet of material from the trailer and load it onto the table.
Could you tell me why you end up 100mm deep waterpan? What differend it make if it is 70mm? I make my plasmatable body ready and i am wondering how deep i should do the waterpan.
Hi Markus. I made the water pan 100mm deep because I'd seen other tables with water pans this depth. The deeper they are, the less often you have to clean them out, I suppose. 100mm is also the height of my Y axis frame rails, so I wanted to keep the top of the water pan and slats level with the top of frame. I suppose you can make the water pan any depth you like, but I wanted as much water under the torch as possible, to make sure I captured as much of the fumes, smoke and sparks that the plasma cutting process creates. I hope this helps.
G'day Ian, I've probably not cut that much yet, in order to wear out tips. I have replaced 1 tip and electrode (the original ones that were in the hand torch when I got the cutter), not long after I started cutting on the table, but since then I'm still on the 0.9mm tip and I've cut some 1.6mm mild steel and some 3mm aluminium. I've got more 1.6mm mild steel to cut so before I start, I was going to check the condition of the tip and electrode....which I suspect the tip might be on the way out. What state you in.....I'm in WA.
@@RustysMetalCutSignsDesigns ahhh ok. I'm from nsw. I have used plasma's for over 10 year's being a metal fabricator and this plasma just seems crap to me. Only way to get nice cut's is slow the speed down. Be interesting to see what you're machine does when cutting 3 or 5mm sheet 🤔
Hey Ian, what cut chart are you using for setting up your table to cut various thicknesses of material. If you send me an email (rmhyde58@gmail.com) I'll forward you a cut chart I got from the Langmuir Systems forum relating to the Razor Cut 45.....I know you're using a 30 but it's got settings up to 30 Amps for thin material.
Hey Russell! I have been looking around at wiring the electronics up for these tables and some of the instructions call for grounding the table directly to the earth, not back through the power source. Is that how you have yours?
Hi Frank, I've connected all the earths and cable screens from the field devices, back to a common grounding point inside the electronics cabinet. I've tied that common ground point to the earth point from the incoming AC mains supply. As for the table, the frame, water pan and plasma cutter's ground clamp, all go back to a common point on the frame. The electronics cabinet and the table frame ARE NOT connected together. I was thinking of tying the frame's common grounding point to an earth stake in the ground, but was advised against that, because the earth return path for the plasma torch should be back to the plasma cutter...ie. the electrical circuit wants to go back to the origin, which is the plasma cutter itself. So that's how mine is connected. I'm about to make a mobile 'console' that will contain my laptop, a screen and the electronics cabinet. It won't be able to move very far because there's not a lot of slack in the cables from all the field devices coming back to the electronics cabinet. I know there's lots of tables with the electronics cabinet mounted on the side, and that's where mine was going to be mounted, but I'd rather keep the 2 items electrically isolated from each other if I can....so that's how I'm going to do it. Hope this helps. If you have any more questions, you can always email me at rmhyde58@gmail.com
Thanks for the reply! That pretty much goes along with what I have read about grounding the shielding and field components back to the common in the electronics box. I think the difference between your machine and others machine is the triple work lead lug. Most would just run one lead back to the plasma cutter as normal. I wonder if the triple lug needs to be isolated from the main frame . Then a cable from the main frame directly to the earth. I am not in any way saying that your way is incorrect. I’ll check with a local electrician for the code on that when the time comes. Thanks Rusty!
The reason for the triple work lead plate is to make connecting the various ground leads easier than having them all attached to a single bolt. This way, I've got the ground lead from the cutter on one bolt, the earth strap from the water table to the ground plate on one bolt and the work clamp and work magnetic clamp on another bolt. All the grounding is to one common location on the table, and this is connected to the ground connection on the cutter, making a solid return path. So far, it's working as planned and I'm not having any issues with EMI with the electronics cabinet.
FYI, I noticed in previous videos and the last segment of this one, the audio is very harsh when you are in front of table facing the camera. I don't know if it is a different microphone or simply the different orientation, but it is quite jarring and unpleasant when it switches... Again, great videos, keep up the good work and have a great day!
Hey survivethewalkingdead, I've been doing some testing of the audio and found that if I place the lapel mic further away from my mouth, the audio sounds more 'normal' and not clipping. Appreciate you bringing this to my attention.
Hi Daniel, I bought pretty much all of the equipment online....,mostly from ebay. The linear rails I used were HGR20 guide rails with HGH20CA bearing blocks. Mine are 1500mm long but they are available in a range of sizes to suit your application. Hope this helps. If you need any more info about the build, feel free to email me at rmhyde58@gmail.com
The water bath is there to trap the fumes, sparks and smoke that are produced from the plasma cutting process. Breathing in these fumes isn't good for your health. The water also aids in cooling the metal, especially when cutting thin gauge.