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I am driving down to San Antonio to pick it up.

Nope. I was watching this auction and I just had to bid! How often do you find a DHC2 table for only $200.00 ? Joe

You purchase a DesignEdge software license directly from PlasmaCam. If you do not own a PlasmaCam cnc plasma cutting TABLE, you can purchase a "DESIGN ONLY" license from them. The HALFTONER program is from Jason Dorie. You can find his software for free download via a Google Search.

It involves more geometry, but it can be done. I am very tired tonight, but I will endeavor to make a video of it soon, to answer your question.

That would be awesome. Your videos have been a tremendous help.

Over 100,000 miles on THREE "car" tires with ZERO issues.

Good for you. Me, personally, I don’t see the benefit. It’s not a money thing for me. I buy quality MC tires. Also, it’s just one more thing I don’t have to worry about. Call it, peace of mind. So, you do you.

It is possible to expand a 4x4 to 4x8. I have spare 4x4 tables that you can use to do the conversion. Then, you only need to purchase the Customizable Size Upgrade from PlasmaCam for your DesignEdge license. If you are running the older PlasmaCAM 3.xx software, you are already able to expand the table size in that software.

I am working out the kinks, but I am happy with it.

I wish they made a much larger one, with a 54" cutting deck!

Thank you humbly, for the compliment.

For this initial test, I did not bother to set up the pen to engage the spring.

The air assist can be added to any laser module on the D1 pro

Yes, the COMBINE function does this MOST of the time. However, the Combine feature can delete paths and eliminate detail when there is a closed path inside of a closed path, etc. But the Combine function is NICE, most of the time!

To be fair to PlasmaCam, they must sell software upgrades to FUND future software development, which is really expensive. When people do not purchase the upgrades, there is little money there to hire talented programmers to add features. I know, you probably believe that PlasmaCam is already filthy rich, so they are just cheap! Businesses run on very thin profit margins. Also, making changes to the software, and legally PROTECTING those changes are two different things. Yes, they could probably add in some awesome functions, but unless they re-up the Copyrights on the software, and file all of the papers, and pay all of the lawyers ... those improvements would be lost. The protections PlasmaCam has on DesignEdge software is for the features it has NOW. Anything added is not "automatically bundled" with the older software. It is one thing to paint your house green. It is quite another thing to secure and defend your legal right to prevent anyone else from painting their homes green for the next 20 years. Joe

Thanks for your response. I would gladly pay for the software upgrades. I really don’t care about their net worth. If they are a good company they deserve their success. I use Lightburn on a laser as well. They are constantly adding updates and new features. I am grateful for your videos, they have helped me create files that I was struggling with due to what I feel like are software deficiencies.

I got it

All shapes are drawn at locations that are in reference to 0,0, which is the lower left corner of your table's drawing area inside of the gray box. You can draw a line or a shape based at ("@") 0,0, or at ("@") any other coordinate. To draw a 4" x 4" box that is 8 inches X and 12 inches Y, with the lower left corner located at 0,0, you type: [W] - Select the square or rectangle drawing tool [8] [,] [12] [ENTER] To draw that same box with the bottom left corner LOCATED at another specific X and Y distance from 0,0, type: [W] Type the X and Y coordinate for the lower left corner of the shape [X] [,] [Y] [ENTER] OR [W] [CLICK] the mouse at the location where the lower left corner of the box will be placed, and type: [@] [X] [,] [Y] [ENTER] The box will appear with the lower left corner located at the [X] and [Y] coordinated you entered. You can ALSO just draw the box ANYWHERE on the drawing area, and then [M]ove it to the correct position. Type: [W] [CLICK (anywhere)] [@] [X] [,] [Y] [ENTER] The box is drawn. Now [M]ove the box into position. [SELECT] box (Highlighted Green) [M] [N] [CLICK] lower left corner of the box to grab it Use mouse to move box into position [CLICK] to place box there. You can also use other SNAPS to move the box, by substituting [C]enter or [M]idpoint SNAP You can also [M]ove the box by clicking ANYWHERE and manually positioning the box visually. Joe

Thank you getting use to this .

Thank you for the compliment. I have a TERRIBLE memory. I have forgotten a lot about DesignEdge because I do not use all of the functions on a daily basis. but once in a while, a sleeping neuron fires in my brain, and I REMEMBER something i had forgotten! This process is faster than manually offsetting each individual hole, one at a time, or centering copies of a smaller hole at the center of each original hole. I really like this function! Joe

Holy cow! I forgot to put up a link to download it! Yes, I can either send it directly to anyone who requests it via trainmenow@mail.com, or I will see if I can put it up for download on Google Drive, and provide a link. I will do that right now! Joe drive.google.com/file/d/1Iv-BfYnQmI7Fcm2G9rtL2KJnfy9i3dP_/view?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the file on Google Drive drive.google.com/file/d/1Iv-BfYnQmI7Fcm2G9rtL2KJnfy9i3dP_/view?usp=sharing

I am glad you liked it! These are fairly simple to draw. The important things are to keep the measurements and angles correct.

I do run a router on my 510 table. It CAN be done. Although the Samson table (and the PlasmaCam table, and the Go Torch) are three-axis cnc tables with .005" precision on the X and Y, and .002" precision on the Z, it is important to note that a dedicated cnc ROUTER machine that uses a spindle rather than a router, and has tighter tolerances on the gantry and carriage movements MAY give you better results. I have been very happy with the things I have created using a DeWalt 611 1.25HP router and a BOSCH 2.25HP router on my Samson table. I have carved wood, and foams, and acrylics, and other materials. I even experimented with aluminum, however I did not have the correct bit, so the end result was a bit ... crude. It WILL route aluminum though. The accuracy of a router on a Samson table (or ANY PlasmaCam table) is LARGELY dependent on the cleanliness of the machine, and how well you MAINTAIN it. If your rails are worn down, if your cam follower bearings are grungy and do not rotate freely, if your springs are fatigued and unable to support the gantry with the router, if you are using DULL router bits, if you try to exceed the feed rates of the bits through the material you are routing ... you will not get good results. I will say that I have a LOT MORE FUN using a router on my Samson table, than any cutting I have done with the plasma cutter.

@@joeinkentucky Thank you Joe, I was looking for a cost effective way to make things. Having 2 lasers and the 510 most space in my shop is used up. A cnc router has been on my must have list for a while and not have to learn one more computer program would be nice. Is designing in Fusion 360 and using dfx files in Plasmacam possible?

I have not tried to bring a Fusion 360 file into DesignEdge for 2D routing. I do not know how that would work, but I won't say that it will not work. I use Vectric Software V-Carve 11.0, which creates great G-Code files that can be imported into DesignEdge when you have the $998.00 Full 3D upgrade activated. Joe

I am glad they help you!

I really liked this movie! And Sidney Portier was the American Success Story!

This WAS done using DesignEdge.

@@joeinkentucky I should of said with the design edge that comes with the machine, not the upgraded version.

When you purchase the machine you have the option to purchase any or all of the upgrades, or any level in between. The BASIC design software will not let you do this. However the ADVANCED design software upgrade gives you this capability. I purchased my first table with the Full Monty of upgrades, everything they offered.

Yes, perhaps later in the Spring. Right now all of the lasers (except one) are STILL in the original shipping boxes, waiting to be set up on the second floor of the FrankenBarn. I really need to get out there and get everything set up and plugged in! I could use some HELP!

Thank you for the compliment! Most of my videos are made to answer one person's question. It is easier to make a video that a person can watch repeatedly if necessary to grasp the points I make in the videos, than to attempt to talk someone through a problem over a telephone, a private conversation that no one else can benefit from. I am always open to new topics for future videos!

I make most of these videos to answer one person's question about something. It is easier to make a video that he or she can watch repeatedly to grasp the entire message, rather than try to talk someone through a problem over the phone, which benefits no one but the person on the other end at the moment. I hope people will continue to request videos on various topics involving DesignEdge software and the PlasmaCam tables. I make these videos for FUN! They are ALWAYS free to view, to refresh one's memory about something.

You're welcome! I like it because it is FAST to pull up ALL of the menus. F5 to see everything, F7 to return to the table view!

I have not actually TRIED this yet, but I am told that a certain WIRELESS GAMING CONTROLLER can be programmed to operate the table, such as moving the carriage and gantry with the joystick, and firing the torch, and initializing, etc. I am not sure WHICH gaming controller is needed, but I do know that PlasmaCam built this capability into their software.

This is all FUN for me!

Ten cents per pierce. Five cents per cut inch.

Yes. Although PlasmaCam CLAIMS that the 4x4 DHC2 PlasmaCAM table is independent from the Samson 510 table and their "little brother," the GoTorch, all three machines are sold by the same company, use the same parts, and run under the same software.

@@joeinkentucky thank you, I bought a 4x4 table, I wish I'd gone and purchased a 5x10 instead

I thought long and hard about it and decided to buy the 510 table instead of the 4x4. I have not regretted the additional space!

@@firehousecustomfab3286 With just a little redneck engineering, you can buy a USED 4x4 table and expand your table to a 4x8 format. You would need to purchase the CSU Customizable Size Upgrade for DesignEdge software, and do some cutting of the table legs, etc., to mate the two tables together into one. It CAN be done!

Thank you for the compliment.

I would need to see the dxf files you are talking about. "Top part" and "Bottom part" are not clear. There is no "top part" to a fire pit, but there IS a top part to a bar-b-que. The "bottom part" is usually the base plate that catches the ashes, and MAY also have legs or feet that sit on a sandy beach or the ground itself. Send the .dxf file in question to me at addmenow (at) mail (dot) com Tell me what you want to do with it,, and I will make a video showing you how to scale the drawing correctly.

@@joeinkentuckyokay I will send you the file tomorrow when I get access to my computer. Thank you for your time! I guess what I meant to say is that it’s in 2 sections, both sections are the same size but each will need resized to fit the table. If I resize one, I want to make sure the other ends up the same size as well if that makes sense. I’ll send it over to you when I get the chance tomorrow!

I will watch for the file and respond via email

@@joeinkentucky I sent you an email first thing this morning with the DXF files attached. Let me know if you get them. Thanks so much for your time!

I got the files. I am not sure what you mean by scaling down both sections "to fit the table." Give me a call!

Glad you liked it!

@joeinkentucky so glad we have amazing software to do this! I wonder if it was just sloppy work or if they intentionally did not center things correctly

I think it was sloppy work. Why would a circle NOT be concentric with the outer circle? If the font was shaped to accommodate an offset center circle, MAYBE. But I think this was just a sloppy error.

You bet!

Thanks

You are talking about a chamfer. That is not an automatic process, but it is simple to do manually, by setting a chamfer width and clicking on tight bends. You can also do a fillet that is 1/2 the diameter of your kerf width and the sharp corners will be reduced to curved corners that the torch can fit into.

Yes. I guess it is a chamfer. Like I said, my drawing program is 22 years old. without the bells and whistles. Makes sense. fg v@@joeinkentucky

Yes, I guess it is a chamfer. Like I mentioned, my drawing program is 20 years old without the bells and whistles. Makes sense. Ill go sit in the corner. @@joeinkentucky

@@3dservicesllc Thank you for the suggestion! For those who are not familiar with the chamfer or the fillet, your suggest would work quite well! It is a way of dulling the point so the torch is not struggling to wedge itself into tight spaces. You are absolutely correct about this technique of "clipping" the points with a line and trimming off the sharp points. I hope you did not receive my reply as rejective, because you HAVE provided a good answer for people who do not know what to do, to deal with this issue!

@@3dservicesllc I do like your suggestion. I really wish that the DesignEdge software would AUTOMATICALLY "dull" sharp points in drawings, so that it does not need to be done manually. Imagine taking a drawing and with a simple keyboard command, EVERY sharp point in the design would receive a fillet of 1/2 the kerf width! Wouldn't THAT be a handy addition!

That makes sense! I couldn't think of the name of it, and I didn't bother to search the Net.

Awesome video Joe!!!! Thank you so much for the help!!!!

Yes. Click on the cut path and press DELETE. If you SELECT the cut path using the marquis (dragging the mouse around the cut path) you will delete ALL of the cut paths inside of the marquis. However, if you CLICK on a cut path that may be laying over another cut path, you will only delete the top layer which is the path you clicked on.

@@joeinkentucky Thank you, Your videos are very helpful. I started a job as a teacher’s assistant and our school has a nice machine that I am teaching myself how to use.

Are you using a PlasmaCam table at your school? Where are you located?

@@joeinkentucky Yes, I am at Muskogee High School In Oklahoma.

Let me know if I can be of any help!