Plasma Cam

[jimcolt]

I decided a long time ago that if i got a cnc plasma it would be a torchmate because of the wide varity of sizes and options avalible.

The torchmates are good machines. I have owned two PlasmaCams....the early model 98Z .....then I sold it and bought the latest DHC2 model. both machines did everything I wanted them to do....the DHC2 has one of the best torch height control systems in the business...which makes for good cut quality and long plasma consumable life. PlasmaCam also makes a 5 x 10 machine called Samson.

Jim

[metalmeltr]

I decided a long time ago that if i got a cnc plasma it would be a torchmate because of the wide varity of sizes and options avalible.

[lowpull]

Re: dynacnc support

Stepper or Servo? Dyna6000 or Dyna4000 controls?

[Monte55]

We bought a DYNACNC Plasma table, and now it seems that the company is out of business! Does anyone know where we can get support for this, or have any experience? We cannot get it to work and need help.

CNCZONE.com

[rbplpi]

DYNACNC Support

We bought a DYNACNC Plasma table, and now it seems that the company is out of business! Does anyone know where we can get support for this, or have any experience? We cannot get it to work and need help.

[Canoe2fish]

In my area, there is so many shops with CNC plasma or lazer machines that it dosn't pay for us to have one. All I do is make up a drawing on Cad, E-mail it, and presto they burn it with minimal fuss on thier end. Sure it may take a day or three to get it, but most of the time the cost is only a fraction over what I pay for the steel to begin with. (Plus we're not stuck with a part sheet of something for the next six months)
Just my 2 cents.

C2F

[Pile Buck]

I'm in the Tri-Cities. I may have to venture over to Ellensburg and take a look. Very nice work by the way!

If you make it up to see this guy, he really has some nice work . He cuts this barbwire that is just awesome, I tried to duplicate it, but my old Hypertherm torch would not cut it correctly. I should try it again with my new 1-torch.

FYI, this guy was really friendly right up until I told him I had a machine too. Talk about an attitude going 180° the other way! I thought he was going to call the cops

[weldteach]

weldteach,
What you can produce from these tables is only limited by your imagination, artistic ability, technical ability and patients. As you can from Pile Buck's stuff, the details are impressive.
Here's some pics of some more mundane stuff that I've done.
Eagle unfinished
A simple key hanger
The butterfly was drawn manually in Pcam using an image on the internet as an example.
Heat colored butterfly
These cats were inspired by other artists in these forums. I sketched them on a pad at my day job and drew the parts in Pcam that evening.
Pair of cats watching the shop
Picture of the Plasmacam in the shop.
Plasmacam setup

Pretty cool work...you've almost got me sold...

[weldteach]

Hi weldteach don’t know where you are in Eastern Washington, but there is a place called J.Dub’s, just north of I-90 in Ellensburg, WA. He has a Plasma-Cam, and he does some fantastic work.

I have the 4’x8’ Tracker, here some stuff we have cut


http://www.trackercnc.com/

I'm in the Tri-Cities. I may have to venture over to Ellensburg and take a look. Very nice work by the way!

[RcRacer]

weldteach,
What you can produce from these tables is only limited by your imagination, artistic ability, technical ability and patients. As you can from Pile Buck's stuff, the details are impressive.
Here's some pics of some more mundane stuff that I've done.
Eagle unfinished
A simple key hanger
The butterfly was drawn manually in Pcam using an image on the internet as an example.
Heat colored butterfly
These cats were inspired by other artists in these forums. I sketched them on a pad at my day job and drew the parts in Pcam that evening.
Pair of cats watching the shop
Picture of the Plasmacam in the shop.
Plasmacam setup

[Pile Buck]

Hi weldteach don’t know where you are in Eastern Washington, but there is a place called J.Dub’s, just north of I-90 in Ellensburg, WA. He has a Plasma-Cam, and he does some fantastic work.

I have the 4’x8’ Tracker, here some stuff we have cut

http://www.trackercnc.com/

[weldteach]

Like I said, these things have learning curve associated with them. They need to be installed, wired, gounded and operated "by the book". That goes for all the systems out there, not just Plasmacam. The kind of people that complain to that extreme would have been frustrated, no matter what system they bought IMO.

I would tend to agree with that assessment. Thank for the information guys and keep it coming...I'd love to see some of the projects cut with the Plasma CAM.

[RcRacer]

I hate to burst anyone's bubble here, but I have heard a lot of BAD things about the plasmacam. I actually had a man ask if I wanted to buy his. He was so furious, esp with customer service, that he just wanted to get rid of it. He said it was "by far the WORST insvestment I ever made."
If I were you, I would do A LOT of research before dropping any $$ on one of these units. Just my opinion.

Yeah, I heard that too, until I did some real research and then bought my own and have been using it for 4 months. There are thousands of others that have been using them for years. There are several Plasmacam groups on yahoo. Many people use them for a variety of businesses and hobbies. Anyone can read them. People have had their share of problems and learning experiences.
Like I said, these things have learning curve associated with them. They need to be installed, wired, gounded and operated "by the book". That goes for all the systems out there, not just Plasmacam. The kind of people that complain to that extreme would have been frustrated, no matter what system they bought IMO.

[gde]

I hate to burst anyone's bubble here, but I have heard a lot of BAD things about the plasmacam. I actually had a man ask if I wanted to buy his. He was so furious, esp with customer service, that he just wanted to get rid of it. He said it was "by far the WORST insvestment I ever made."
If I were you, I would do A LOT of research before dropping any $$ on one of these units. Just my opinion.

[Brand X]

I talked people out of the Practical table for many reasons. One guy local
bought a PlasmaCam instead and was cutting in about 6 hours.
He is been happy he bought his table because he needed to get
cutting right away. I just feel the higher quality table and the
group that are improving Daves table, more then balances out
the learning curve stuff. I bought mine before there was SheetCam
setup for my table and only a straight cad/cam program. Les spent
a whole lot of time working to get mine up and running.
It made it easy for the rest that followed. That is kind of
how the open source works.
I think it's pretty easy to use with a little time invested.