New from Southeast Kentucky

[yourcountrystyles]

Hello everyone,

I am new and have a new wright CNC 4 x 8 table. I also repair farm equipment and fab hotrods/racecars. would love love it if someone could direct me on this table as i am not able to get ahold of wright cnc.

[acourtjester]

Welcome aboard. The table operations are fairly similar, the software and screen appearance may be different. Many here will help you get started, first thing is a big picture overview of a tables operation. Questions can be answered to give you finer details. Make small steps first by running G-codes just to see the movements and learn how to drive a table. Do you have any drawing experiences with either art type drawing or CAD software to generate what you want to cut. And CAM software (SheetCam, Fusion 360, Aspire) to do the planning of the G-code. Another step is getting a simple G-code to play with.

[adbuch]

Welcome to the forum ycs! I assume you have no previous cnc plasma experience? It is my understanding that Wright cnc is no longer in business, but that should not necessarily be a hindrance in getting your table up and running. Tom mentioned some great options for creating drawings and cut files. My additional suggestion would be to add a sharpie pen holder to your torch or torch holder, and then draw your practice files instead of cutting them. You can draw on paper, cardboard, hardboard, clean metal, etc. Much cheaper that wasting expensive steel while you are learning the ropes as far as cad/cam goes. Once you can draw a square, circle, straight line, etc. then the next step would be to go ahead and try to cut it. For practice, thinner metal like 16 ga., 18 ga, 20 ga, etc. will be more cost effective. Let us know how you progress, if you have specific questions, and please be sure to share some photos of your workshop setup when you get a chance.

Good Luck!!

David