I like how you tricked the torch for sensing. I have had to drop a part or ten back into the skeleton to fix them and it can be a pain. Thanks for the video.
I know this is two years old and all that, but I just bought a table. What I got from this is after the original first hole thats cut you should check then to make certain you have it correct? Then make necessary adjustments prior to moving forward?
yea that would be badass! i can hook you up, if you buy the materials and pay shipping, i will cut the side plates for you and give you the mcmaster carr info on all the fasteners, etc so you can have it all drop shipped and cut your threaded rod. There are a total of 64 threaded rod pieces and 128 5/8 nuts, 16 1.5" nuts, and 8 1" nuts... so its alot of hardware lol
@@Thefabforums 4ft X 4ft table top? I have a different design for that size table as a pedestal style. holla when your ready, we could do something custom for you ... maybe some bibster rear control arm inspired legs!
they used to sell a gantry kit you could buy, that included the gantry, motors, drives, and controller, and give you the plans to build the table. It only saves about $3,000, when i look at it, the materials to build the table were almost $2,000, and it was worth it to pay the extra to get a full table. Not sure if they do that now or not. That control system is made by Thermal Dynamics and is available to anyone, cost is about $8,000
I use a step drill to cut out plasma cut holes to next size up. I use it to get clean holes up to 1/4" plate but mostly 14 gauge. You will have to drill from both sides on thick material Twist drills only get a hand full of holes. A good step drill will get you hundreds.
you can drill holes in aluminum, and specifically what i use it for is to countersink holes for flush fit screws on multiple layers. Also plan to use it for engine turning patters... i havent shown it in a video yet, its more of a toy at this point, experimenting
yes it does, flame hardens the edge, it will wear out a drill bit sometimes in one hole. Cobalt or carbide drill bits will last longer but HSS drill bit will dull the edge very quickly
Hi Carrie, you work with Ada right? I found a company to partner with me on the arrangement I am looking for and the machine is in production now. Thank you though!
So did you make it through all the plates without loosing your home location ( bumping the sheet stock)? Seems it would be easy to loose it. Must've sold some tables. Thanks for sharing
Interesting technique. Not sure I would have had the guts to gamble on alignment being the same and hitting the holes right. Carbide burrs and an angle grinder are handy for those tight spots. :-)
non critical, self aligning holes! Aint nobody got time for hand grinding and drilling! I should have shown it but i stacked a few pairs together and they lined up pretty nicely
I like how you tricked the torch for sensing. I have had to drop a part or ten back into the skeleton to fix them and it can be a pain. Thanks for the video.
I know this is two years old and all that, but I just bought a table. What I got from this is after the original first hole thats cut you should check then to make certain you have it correct? Then make necessary adjustments prior to moving forward?
Were you doing the CAM portion of the video from the shitter?
the computer i was running the CAM on is kind of like a shitter... shitbox, and i was too lazy to do another voice over, so just let it ride as is lol
@@turbocobra LOL!
Nice...I need some of those style table legs for my conference table build
yea that would be badass! i can hook you up, if you buy the materials and pay shipping, i will cut the side plates for you and give you the mcmaster carr info on all the fasteners, etc so you can have it all drop shipped and cut your threaded rod. There are a total of 64 threaded rod pieces and 128 5/8 nuts, 16 1.5" nuts, and 8 1" nuts... so its alot of hardware lol
@@turbocobra I may take you up on that. Made for a 4x4 in the center?
@@Thefabforums 4ft X 4ft table top? I have a different design for that size table as a pedestal style. holla when your ready, we could do something custom for you ... maybe some bibster rear control arm inspired legs!
@@turbocobra probably something closer to a 4x8
@@Thefabforums oh ok yea these would be perfect for 4X8. I have a guy with a 58" wide, 12 ft long 3" thick African Bubinga top on a set of these
whats your Kerf set at ?
I'm curious, does Trucut sell just the controls for guys that build their own tables?
they used to sell a gantry kit you could buy, that included the gantry, motors, drives, and controller, and give you the plans to build the table. It only saves about $3,000, when i look at it, the materials to build the table were almost $2,000, and it was worth it to pay the extra to get a full table. Not sure if they do that now or not. That control system is made by Thermal Dynamics and is available to anyone, cost is about $8,000
@@turbocobra Thanks.
I use a step drill to cut out plasma cut holes to next size up. I use it to get clean holes up to 1/4" plate but mostly 14 gauge. You will have to drill from both sides on thick material Twist drills only get a hand full of holes. A good step drill will get you hundreds.
What does the drill chuck on the unit do? I have not watched since you shifted to Tru Cut.
you can drill holes in aluminum, and specifically what i use it for is to countersink holes for flush fit screws on multiple layers. Also plan to use it for engine turning patters... i havent shown it in a video yet, its more of a toy at this point, experimenting
Why is it hard on the drill bits Gary? Does the CNC harden the steel that much?
yes it does, flame hardens the edge, it will wear out a drill bit sometimes in one hole. Cobalt or carbide drill bits will last longer but HSS drill bit will dull the edge very quickly
hi Gary,this is Carrie,I don't know if you remember me,do you still need metal fiber laser cutting machine with rotary?
Hi Carrie, you work with Ada right? I found a company to partner with me on the arrangement I am looking for and the machine is in production now. Thank you though!
@@turbocobra yeah,thank you,I hope we will have opportunities to cooperate in the future.Wish you all the best.
@@turbocobra May I know the name of your partner?
So did you make it through all the plates without loosing your home location ( bumping the sheet stock)? Seems it would be easy to loose it. Must've sold some tables. Thanks for sharing
that sheet was pretty heavy so it would take alot to move it. I stacked some pairs together after i finished and they lined up pretty nicely
@@turbocobra well it's a neat trick. Using the plate to catch the torch is too.
Interesting technique. Not sure I would have had the guts to gamble on alignment being the same and hitting the holes right. Carbide burrs and an angle grinder are handy for those tight spots. :-)
non critical, self aligning holes! Aint nobody got time for hand grinding and drilling! I should have shown it but i stacked a few pairs together and they lined up pretty nicely
Reamers
the slag/edge from the cut is too agressive and reamers are ecpensive
@@fasousa4798 10-4
@@fasousa4798 home Depot has a heck of a return policy... lol
Wild Weasel we use reamers everyday on plasma holes with no issues.