What I can promise you is that building your own plasma cutting table will give you superior knowledge on how your instrument works, which will allow you to quickly troubleshoot and fix problems. However, this is not always true, especially when you break components while building or you purchase the wrong parts. I am usually able to squeeze a little bit more mileage out of my money by sourcing my own parts and building the device/machine. While there are a lot of affordable CNC plasma tables on the market, it’s important to remember that you get what you pay for. DXF file into my favorite CAM program, generate some G-code, and the plasma cutter is off to the races. Unlike the mill, plasma cutting parts does not require careful planning. I might even say that I enjoy plasma cutting more than 3D printing (shocking, I know). And boy am I glad that I did! Plasma cutting designs out of mild steel has been the most fun that I’ve had in a while. While a plasma table presents some unique challenges, like dealing with the metallic fumes that are generated, I can officially say that I was able to “affordably” (<$4k) and safely build one. I had always thought that a CNC plasma table would either be too dangerous or too expensive to run in my home shop, where I don’t actually build anything for profit. Previous Next Watch Project Project Overview
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