CNC plasma table thread! 5x10 Premier

Other end has this and its hooked up already to main CNC box thingy.
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GotWood said:
Why not just use sheetrock? Cheap and quick.
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And not a fuzzy magnet for all sorts of stuff! I hate a fire blanket unless I use it for its purpose on something. I will go out of my way to protect stuff with sheet goods or even leather I have stashed. The blanket is only when nothing else fits.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
And not a fuzzy magnet for all sorts of stuff! I hate a fire blanket unless I use it for its purpose on something. I will go out of my way to protect stuff with sheet goods or even leather I have stashed. The blanket is only when nothing else fits.
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Whateryou an expert on welding or sumthin? 😎
 
You should have two wires from the plasma going to that torch height controller that are showing it arc voltage so it can sense and change torch height based on arc voltage and two wires from the cnc control going to the plasma that are from a discrete output that tell it to turn the arc on or off. Then you have wires going from the thc to the cnc control telling it whether to raise or lower the Z axis in order to control arc voltage.
 
braxton357 said:
You should have two wires from the plasma going to that torch height controller that are showing it arc voltage so it can sense and change torch height based on arc voltage and two wires from the cnc control going to the plasma that are from a discrete output that tell it to turn the arc on or off. Then you have wires going from the thc to the cnc control telling it whether to raise or lower the Z axis in order to control arc voltage.
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ok so this side of the THC is obviously going to the CNC black box controller...the guy I bought it from left some of the wiring plugged in but disconnected others. I wish the THC was left connected lol, the other big wires going to CNC box and the mechanized rollers are self explanatory mostly haha, leaves me with the headache.
I'm currently trying to watch videos and read the instruction manual but getting past the "jibberish" I'm reading is not going so well.
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braxton357 said:
You should have two wires from the plasma going to that torch height controller that are showing it arc voltage so it can sense and change torch height based on arc voltage and two wires from the cnc control going to the plasma that are from a discrete output that tell it to turn the arc on or off. Then you have wires going from the thc to the cnc control telling it whether to raise or lower the Z axis in order to control arc voltage.
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ok so this side of the THC is obviously going to the CNC black box controller...the guy I bought it from left some of the wiring plugged in but disconnected others. I wish the THC was left connected lol, the other big wires going to CNC box and the mechanized rollers are self explanatory mostly haha, leaves me with the headache.
I'm currently trying to watch videos and read the instruction manual but getting past the "jibberish" I'm reading is not going so well.
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this is the other end of the THC box which from what you are describing goes to the Plasma Cutter? but it has 4 wires....
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What has me lost the most i guess is OUT of the CNC controller is a grey wire loom with just a little Red and Black wires in that loom that's throwing me for a loop of which goes where.
 
this is the other end of the THC box which from what you are describing goes to the Plasma Cutter? but it has 4 wires....
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What has me lost the most i guess is OUT of the CNC controller is a grey wire loom with just a little Red and Black wires in that loom that's throwing me for a loop of which goes where.
 
so if I'm correct, pins 5 and 7 are what I hook the little Red and Black wires that come out of the THC controller to the back of the plasma cutter....and from my understanding it doens't matter which way they plug in since it just "completes" the circuit so it's not polarity sensitive?


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hows it coming??
In my 24yrs of working, I've never admitted defeat but I'm proudly admitting I'm in way over my head with this software crap/table not firing...not working...yall pray for me that this week goes better. I've watched videos so much and things just don't add up from video to my screens when trying to do stuff...I'm at my wits end but still at it....so much for not smoking :(:(

If anyone is familiar with Sheetcam and Mach 3 and Proma SD hookup and have time to maybe guide me through anything, that would be amazing!
My direct number 828-284-1302 thank you and God Bless!
 
Mach 3 is pretty simple to run, biggest issues I ever had running the plasma where I used to work was noise. Make sure your signal/trigger wires are no where close to the plasma torch lead. Will cause some really weird issues. Also if the plasma has a poor ground (likely only talking hypertherm but 🤷🏽‍♂️) it usually initiate the arc then loose it almost instantly.
 
Chris_Keziah said:
Mach 3 is pretty simple to run, biggest issues I ever had running the plasma where I used to work was noise. Make sure your signal/trigger wires are no where close to the plasma torch lead. Will cause some really weird issues. Also if the plasma has a poor ground (likely only talking hypertherm but 🤷🏽‍♂️) it usually initiate the arc then loose it almost instantly.
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Ground rod independent of everything just for the table if you haven't already.
Drill and place it next to the table....all, copper and deep!
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
Ground rod independent of everything just for the table if you haven't already.
Drill and place it next to the table....all, copper and deep!
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Just got a 40" rod in the ground now.
So sand a spot of the frame of table to bare metal and run from there to ground right?
Then from plasma cutter ground on the back to that rod in the ground right? Thank you
 
anyone know a good "All In One" CNC software that isn't outrageous but would due the job for this line of work?
My system came with Viacad (Draw), Sheetcam (setup process/tools/G-Code), Mach3 (actually Cut program). Despite I'm figuring it out little by little, it's retarted to need to go through 3 programs to cut something when I know there's software that does drawing and cutting all in the same program..(no Gcodes and stuff) cause the program does it for you.
When I worked for ........ his system was all in one and was SOO much easier than this crap I'm working with, within few days (only an hour or so each day) i was able to draw and cut parts pretty quickly just learning the basics. You didn't have to "load" Tools and parameters (like Sheetcam makes you) and just overall was a much less stressful learning curve.
It's mind boggling how many steps you have to go through from Viacad to Sheetcam to Mach3 before you can hit the "cut" button...daiiuuum, brain overload lately not to mention still troubleshooting my system 4 days later, dam I've learned more about this software and settings than I care to LOL (but still not working:(:() yet
 
marty79 said:
anyone know a good "All In One" CNC software that isn't outrageous but would due the job for this line of work?
My system came with Viacad (Draw), Sheetcam (setup process/tools/G-Code), Mach3 (actually Cut program). Despite I'm figuring it out little by little, it's retarted to need to go through 3 programs to cut something when I know there's software that does drawing and cutting all in the same program..(no Gcodes and stuff) cause the program does it for you.
When I worked for ........ his system was all in one and was SOO much easier than this crap I'm working with, within few days (only an hour or so each day) i was able to draw and cut parts pretty quickly just learning the basics. You didn't have to "load" Tools and parameters (like Sheetcam makes you) and just overall was a much less stressful learning curve.
It's mind boggling how many steps you have to go through from Viacad to Sheetcam to Mach3 before you can hit the "cut" button...daiiuuum, brain overload lately not to mention still troubleshooting my system 4 days later, dam I've learned more about this software and settings than I care to LOL (but still not working:(:() yet
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I have a plasma cam system that doesn't use all of what you stated. It uses a proprietary means of drawing conversion and machine function. Be happy to sell it. As for those you mentioned they are fairly industry standard. Many tables run the same group of software.


Edit. Now you are truly seeing why many folks without a few of those layers in fluency don't find the pot of gold at the end of the plasma arc!
For many who get frustrated or do not digest the details it becomes a dust collector at a heavy cost.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
Edit. Now you are truly seeing why many folks without a few of those layers in fluency don't find the pot of gold at the end of the plasma arc!
For many who get frustrated or do not digest the details it becomes a dust collector at a heavy cost.
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Give me a price on that software and a picture of what it looks like...I'm trying to figure out if that's what someone I worked for had (pretty sure it is). Thanks
I have a plasma cam system that doesn't use all of what you stated. It uses a proprietary means of drawing conversion and machine function. Be happy to sell it. As for those you mentioned they are fairly industry standard. Many tables run the same group of software.


Edit. Now you are truly seeing why many folks without a few of those layers in fluency don't find the pot of gold at the end of the plasma arc!
For many who get frustrated or do not digest the details it becomes a dust collector at a heavy cost.
for the meantime, unintentionally I'm learning WAY TOO MUCH of this current software since I'm having so much problems with it and since "software" and computers isn't my thing, I've played with so many settings and parameters and videos of what is what and what it does etc etc that I can fly through some of the screens now to get to some of the prompts and stuff since i've watched and one like 100times LMBO so by "default" I'm learning much faster than expected since it didn't just work....(had it just "worked" I would've stopped there and gone back to drawing and cutting for now, learn some more later haha

WARRIORWELDING said:
Now you are truly seeing why many folks without a few of those layers in fluency don't find the pot of gold at the end of the plasma arc!
For many who get frustrated or do not digest the details it becomes a dust collector at a heavy cost
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Yes I agree it is a lot but I knew this would require stupid amount of time invested, by no means did I nor do I expect it to bring in all kinds of money right away. This was a "long term" investment for me cause without major lower spine surgery, I ain't gonna be able to do what I do for probably another 5yrs ish so this business plan was for that reason to get out of rolling around on the ground and hard manual labor and do something within this passion I love that will be easier on me and by then just have employees doing the hard labor! There's some days I don't even know how I make it (other than just shut up and work) cause my lower back gets pretty bad but it is what it is, keep on keeping on!
Not gonna lie, last Friday I was ready to quit haha, but i've not backed down from a challenge yet and not about to quit now. Once I get determined to fix something and/or figure it out, by golly I'll get it even if it takes me 100hrs.
 
wow that posted all weird, sorry this computer has issues too, mouse apparently clicks twice a lot (creating double posts) and pasting dosn't work that well. my bad
 
marty79 said:
wow that posted all weird, sorry this computer has issues too, mouse apparently clicks twice a lot (creating double posts) and pasting dosn't work that well. my bad
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To be clear. Plasmacam will ONLY RUN Plasmacam products. The table and the software are a one product union. One will not operate without the other and neither speak to other tables or software. They are one of the earliest consumer models of tables. The idea was to make them completely proprietary. You either hate them or love them.
Another layer they added is limited but costly upgrades, obsolete packages, and better equipment offered down the road purposely built to not mesh with earlier designs.
They are not horrible by any means but your married to which ever series you purchase.
 
WARRIORWELDING said:
To be clear. Plasmacam will ONLY RUN Plasmacam products. The table and the software are a one product union. One will not operate without the other and neither speak to other tables or software. They are one of the earliest consumer models of tables. The idea was to make them completely proprietary. You either hate them or love them.
Another layer they added is limited but costly upgrades, obsolete packages, and better equipment offered down the road purposely built to not mesh with earlier designs.
They are not horrible by any means but your married to which ever series you purchase.
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oh ok, that makes sense.
I finally got my table to cut today...it's cutting like crap but it cuts lol.
Ended up yesterday finishing the day with somehow making the Torch NOT work....good job dummy now your going backwards.
Spent 3hrs this morning to get the Torch to fire....3hrs later Everlast Tech guy tells me in 2sec why it didn't work and then it worked...WTH HAHA (stupid)
THC finally registers Raw Arc Voltage at 138 while cutting...still researching/learning of what that means and how to interpret these numbers and adjust them
The Program/Software is still giving me issues I think...or the THC control is making it act stupid cause it cut 2 test parts but torch still does weird behavior while cutting....it'll go up really high while trying to cut but then continue on to the next line/cut and go back to normal cutting...then it'll stop cutting but continue to run the program and Torch will randomly fire back up and finish cutting....weird weird weird dam program driving me crazy....
The weirdest part is the outer perimeter cut is perfect!! The "inside" cuts are ugly....I could do better by hand lol. I just drew a 5" square with 1/2" holes in the corners and a 2" hole in the center.
I know my "inside offset" cut process that I set up in SheetCam is for the 5 holes so apparently I maybe am still getting that wrong....not sure at this point what is causing the issue.
THC turned on, it will not cut...weird....torch will fire (sometimes) and just stay still like the cartoon "which do I go George, which way do I go" LMBO (I have to laugh a little now since 4 full days later I finally got this thing cutting I'm kinda losing what little is left of my mind..
So I have THC off but the Proma SD still reads the Raw Arc Voltage which is at 138 steady while cutting.
When I turn Proma THC ON, light flashes "yellow" instead of being a solid Green....WTH I keep thinking it's the wiring but it came wired from guy I bought it from and it worked perfectly for him. The only wire he unplugged was the Start/Stop wires and Voltage wires going to the Plasma cutter, everything else stayed together wired in since we moved the table all in one piece....
Sorry for long post.....kinda felt good to type all this out now, I can breath a little and I have hope in this thing
 
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