![]() ![]() Even just gantry kits will push you past the $5000 budget. Take a look at He has a lower end table for about $8,000. Heck most standalone THC solutions are over half your budget! Just the PlasmaCAM software is $3500.00 You will be lucky to get out for 10,000 for a small 4 X 4. brianYou won't get any machine (new) for 5,000. Can plasmacam run an oxy/acetylene machine torch? I haven't found any prices for plasmacam machines so I will have to call to get a quote. I have looked at plasma cam, torchmate, and several others. If I don't get something done I will have to just start building a table. My budget is only about $5000, I might be able to push that but I might not. I still haven't decided if I will use templates or maybe farm it out to a shop that I have used in the past. It isn't a huge run, only a couple hundred sets of assemblies. Thanks millman52, lead time is an issue I have to have all the parts burned and assembled by the first of April. There is always a couple companys on Ebay offering tables too. Best advice I could give you here is call all the different tables sales department & pin them down to a time frame. Just from what I have read here Torchmate seems to have the best time frame from order to delivery. That is unless you can devote full time to it once you take delivery. I really don't think you could even assemble a kit (if you have to build a table frame) & have it cutting in that length of time. Unless someone has one ready to ship immediately. I'd say you'd really be pushing it to be able to run by the first of April. Hopefully there will be some other table users post here for you. Anyones advertisements is going to paint the best picture of themselves. I'm sure there's lots of creative editing though.Īgain I'm not knocking PlasmaCam. They sure do make that little machine look impressive. If you call them I'm pretty sure they have a demo CD they will send out to you with all the other propaganda on the table. I'd think they would have some sort of means to mount Oxy/Fuel though. I'm not sure as I didn't research them very far simply because a PlasmaCam isn't physically large enough for my needs. With any choice there will be a learning curve on using the software to make the table cut what you want. Also I knew if I built it myself, I could troubleshoot & fix most any part of it without having to call a repairman. (7) Will it stand up to daily use & allowing employees to use.Īgain these are just opinions/reasons I chose to build my own. (6) Durability of table framework, I burn steel regularly to 1" thickness with the need to cut 4" if necessary. (5) Ease of switching between Plasma & Oxy/Fuel In other words a dropped front rail type table. (4) Ease of loading full sheets of stock & unloading cut parts & scrap. (3) Precision, ease of alignment & keeping it that way. (2) Open system: Replacement parts issue. Just seemed to be a simpler electronics system that I might be able to troubleshoot & keep running on my own. It really all boils down to what is right for you. Some manufacturers are "closed systems" (pretty much have to deal with them for most or all replacement parts, software etc.) Others are built from components available from many diferent sources. You will have to decide, no matter what you buy. Since there was always something about any of the "ready to run" tables I didn't like. Right down to complete, pre wired, pre packaged, electronics kits. & more suppliers out there to easily buy the components. There was other manufacturers & many more people building their own. By the time my real need for a table came about. ![]() They seem to have something for just about every budget & stage of completion. Torchmate was the first I ever entertained the idea of owning. I first began to look at owning a "burning center" about 3-4 years ago. If you read most of the posts about these 4 machines you will find mostly praise about them & the ocasional "I've had major trouble" post. Don't know how well that works but seems bothersome to me. If I am not mistaken Plasmacam is only avalible in a 4 X 4 & offer indexing as a solution for cutting longer than 4' lengths. These are merely observations from reading extensively on CNC Zone & othe places. I have NO HANDS ON KNOWLEDGE OR USE OF ANY OF THEM. There are others also, I am mainly holding to the more affordable solutions. The names you hear repeatedly on here & other places are, in no particular order, DynaCNC, Dynatorch, Torchmate & Plasmacam. Lead time from order date to delivery could be an issue also. How large a machine do you want/need? I built my own 5' X 10' & it is a time consuming drawn out process.ĭepending on how quickly you need it running. ![]() I guess part of it depends on your budget. Boy that's a Question that's sure to get lots of debate. ![]()
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