"Gene" wrote in message
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On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:49:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

On Jul 1, 10:35 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

news
...ordered one of these as a gift for you on your 93rd birthday:

http://www.plasmacam.com/indexfla.php

Nah. Gene won't want it. Plasma cutters are being phased out in favor of
water jets for most applications other than very thick materials.
Cleaner
cuts, no slag.

We had a big, CNC controlled plasma table at the company I had. Couldn't
give it away.

Eisboch

Can it be converted over to a different cutting media cheaper than
getting a different table?

IMHE.... absolutely! Worst problem would be "waterproofing" the works
if it was originally designed for a dry process....


The one we had consisted of the torch, the mechanical x-y axis system and
the motors/measuring systems that were read and controlled by the CNC
workstation. The torch assembly was mounted on a large "water table",
built with steel cross sections to hold the plate being cut.
The water in the table (about 12" deep) absorbed much of the smoke and a
lot of the noise of the plasma torch doing it's thing.

The water jet system that replaced it is capable of such good cuts that in
many cases it eliminates a follow-up pre-machining operation before the part
goes to fab or final machining. Saved $$.

Eisboch