Recent content by Michael Franz

Thanks for the reply, I should of updated this earlier, but I was able (God only knows), to recover all the ball bearings and feed them back into the rollers, needless to say the torch now operates fine. If there is anything I can say after that terrifying experience, it's always follow every...

Hey guys, Long story short, I decided to operate our 4800 without side covers to make sure it was moving across the rails right (not knowing that the side covers also serve the purpose of keeping the machine head from over-reaching). When I pressed the DATUM button, it moved in the forward Y...

Thanks! I'll definitely try that.

Good point @61 Sunliner , thanks!

Thanks for the advice, unfortunately I cannot post the .cdl file for business reasons. I'll let you know if the 90 degree lead in makes a difference, and I'll check up on that torchhead. Thanks again.

I do have the correct kerf width set, and I will say the corners are my mistake. They are at too sharp of an angle and the kerf can't fit, so it leaves a hole, (I'll probably fix this by increasing the size of the part, or modifying the corners). Here is the tool path in node-edit mode with the...

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Howdy ya'll, I am struggling with creating smooth lead-ins, I'm cutting 14 ga mild steel, and using a .125" lead in @ 45 degrees. It doesn't seem to matter how long I make the lead-in, I still get a nice gouge in the side of my part. The only thing I can think of is the regulator on the...