Another Grate Idea for Pcam table

[gjlamp]

Hello,

New to the group. Joined this week. Have had PlasmaCam table for 3 years. Mostly used for artwork.

Although I have not had to replace the grates on my 4 x 4 PlasmaCam table I notice that what is deteriorating are the points in the areas where I do most of my cutting.
I don't know if this design was ever attempted. I don't see why it should not work. All that would need to be replaced would be the points as they wear.

Any comments would be appreciated.

George L

[Dennis]

Loooks like a good idea to me...

[BrianMick]

hey george welcome to the site, the only problem I see would be that they will get "welded" to the table just like the endstop tabs that come with the pcam table, If you have a way around that I sure would like to hear about it....
check out these links for some more great ideas for the plasmacam and samson tables......
Brian

http://www.plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.p ... lats#p9619
http://www.plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.p ... lats#p9613

[gjlamp]

Never had an end tab "weld" to the table. That's something I'll have to watch for.

[BrianMick]

It has happend to me when you cut very close to the stops because the part just barely fits
Brian

[Mountain Home]

How about maybe cutting multiple slots in the grate so that if you can't use one spot, just put your replacement point in another slot.

[BrianMick]

that might work if the slot doesn't fill up with dross
Brian

[isthmus]

Wouldn't flux alleviate that? It might be just a symptom of the table aging, though it should still have plenty of life left in it. My advice is just use some flux on the points.

[GeorgeNewman]

There is a grate tip file floating somewhere. I think it might be on PlasmaPig group. It's a small piece that has 2 tabs that you bend over the grate to secure it. Here's the link
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Plasmapig ... %20Folder/

George

[calebmoss]

you can rotate and flip your table also