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Mach Discussion => General Mach Discussion => Topic started by: bbrown2005 on May 13, 2009, 08:47:09 PM

Title: mach 3 plasma
Post by: bbrown2005 on May 13, 2009, 08:47:09 PM

hi, i was wondering  how do you set the width of the kerf cut is there a setting for that or do i have to compensate for that each cut

Title: Re: mach 3 plasma
Post by: tripleblack on May 14, 2009, 12:20:33 PM

hi, what i do create an offset in cad . i use turbocad  pro 10. my kerf is about .07. after i have drawn my part , i jion polyline, then offset .035, delete the original, and save.convert with lazycam .

Title: Re: mach 3 plasma
Post by: bbrown2005 on May 15, 2009, 07:52:43 PM

thanks i did not want to sound stupid for asking but that works great because i have turbo cad v10 also thanks

Title: Re: mach 3 plasma
Post by: tripleblack on May 17, 2009, 08:52:17 PM

another tip. make sure you save as a r12 dxf.i find that if you save as a r14 dxf,and  there are arcs, lazycam will insert a m3 at an arc in the middle of a cut.a real annoyance to have happen.you can get rid of the arcs by exploding three times and then joining polyline, but if the arc is  a large radius, will be faceted.

Title: Re: mach 3 plasma
Post by: bbrown2005 on May 17, 2009, 09:11:44 PM

thanks. i am new with the mach plasma i have been working on my table for about 2 years and excited to have it going thanks, ben