I’m getting ready to fabricate my cutting table. Id like to mount the X2 on a " bridge" to raise it up. My intention is to be able to pass the sheet of material under it, How high can the X2 base be from the top surface of the table slats? I see the Z travel is 2.5" . At first glance it seems like it could work ok and be able to park the cutter to the side of the Arcdroid, yet be able to travel down in Z as far as necessary to the cut position . What issues would this type of setup present?
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I just mounted mine 1.5" above the cutting table and it worked well to align and cut 3/4’ material.
I’m a little off-level. The table fins can add variance. I used the auto-level feature, and everything cut well.
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Would your torch reach the table if you wanted to cut something very thin? I haven’t used mine yet ,but I see in videos that it seems to home on the side of the body. My concern is that it might want to go to that home position and wont clear the base because of the lower torch mount. I know it rises up when it moves throughout the cutting area. But can it be set to rise to its highest setting when it finishes a program? Any advice would be appreciated.
Hi Chris,
I am a total plasma beginner. While I was waiting for my cutting table to be delivered I started with some plastic saw horses….well, those burst into flames by the third cut adding a little excitement around the shop. - Table delivered and assembled
I originally mounted the x2 flush with the table deck, and then couldn’t get the torch head high enough for 3/4 material. So, I had to cut my supports off and moved them up 1.5”
Today I cut a 12” x 4” sample slice of 12 different sheet thinness.
3/4 down to 18ga, and it worked great. It was a learning experience in regards to adjusting the head speed of the arcdroid. My best case settings, anything over 1/4” needed a little cleanup on the backside. (Hyperthermia 60a sync- mech touch)
I understand your concern about the head bashing the workpiece on its way home.
That could happen but the fix is too just spin the knob to the right before hitting home.
This will drive the head all the way up before it runs across your material.
I found that I had to manually lower the heat close to the material before doing the auto-peel or I would get an error.
If you are designing the table it would be great to have the x2 mounted on something slotted vertically. If you find the height a problem then you would have adjustability too work around the issue.
With mine raised 1.5” I needed to mount the calibration triangle on to a piece of wood to bring in up to level with where it connects to the base. The triangle won’t sit on the cutting fins very well so it is better to mount it to something anyway. - One less thing to hold in place.
Hope that helps,
Cheers,
Davo
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Just for your information where you attach the torch bracket you can undo the two Allen key bolts and you can move the head bracket up and down to required height then attach your torch that way you shouldn’t hit anything. Also recalibrate your Z touch height just watch video on YouTube Andrew goes through it all
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I attached my rails for the X2 where the arcdroid is sitting .
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