CNC Plasma Cutter Vote
Sponsors
- Tom Judge
- Andrew Camardella
History
- Mailing List Announcement: 3-4-16
- Officially Proposed: 3-8-16
- To be Voted on: 3-15-16
Background
We currently have great CNC milling capabilities at PS1 (especially for wood and soft metals), to round out our capabilities we'd like to propose CNC cutting of large sheet metal and plate. Adding a CNC plasma cutting table would allow us to utilize our existing plasma cutter for high quality CNC cuts. Bart Dring has offered to provide a CNC torch head, which would allow mixed use as a CNC and hand-operated machine, by simply switching the torch connected to the plasma cutter. We expect the purchase of this machine to be made once more space is available, after PS1's expansion into the space next door. Currently the proposal budgets for a 4x8 table, but can be reduced to 4x4 (reduces overall cost about $1500) depending on space constriants.
This vote is to purchase the following from Procut CNC:
- HD4400R 4'x 8' PLASMA READY TABLE - http://www.procutcnc.com/procutcnc.com/drupal/product/hd4800r-4x8-plasma-ready-table
- CNC PART TRACER/ SCANNER - http://www.procutcnc.com/procutcnc.com/drupal/product/cnc-part-tracer-scanner
- Wireless MPG Handwheel for Mach3 Controller - http://www.procutcnc.com/procutcnc.com/drupal/product/wireless-mpg-handwheel-mach3-controller-0
- Water table
This setup includes all of the required components to setup the plasma table including the PC. It also includes capabilities to scan existing parts into DXF files to allow for modification and copying.
As a new fundraising method we will be running a crowdfunding campaign to help solicit donations towards the machine. We expect to cover 50% od the machine's cost through this method. Items considered for rewards are here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q36xlIE4CP1IkoupsClIS6KpbWwV2rTeweRk11R2isw/edit
Language
Authorize the Board of Directors to spend up to $13,000 on a CNC plasma cutter table and accessories. Also authorize the Board of Directors to start a fundraising campaign to recoup some of the costs of the machine. Authorization expires 6 months after the vote is accepted.