CNC Plasma Cutter Vote 2022
Sponsor
Ron Olson James Lamken
History
- First Draft of Proposal: 11/2/2022
- Mailing List Announcement:
- Officially Proposed:
- To be Voted on:
Background
PS1 has had a CNC Plasma Cutter since CNC Plasma Cutter Vote V2. The machine has a rather ... interesting ... history that a number of folks can expound upon, but long-story-short, it's a homemade machine that has been fraught with issues from the very beginning. It has only been through the work of a number of folks who have kept the machine running and even improved it through the years that it lasted as long as it did.
In November of 2021 the control box, essentially the core part of the machine, shorted out due to being splashed with water and coolant when the table was being filled. Due to the homemade-nature of the machine, as well as its age, certain parts were no longer obtainable, necessitating the entire controller to be replaced. I had made what I believed to be cheaper decision, to try to replace the controller, using some money from my 2022 Hot Metals budget, and keep the table basically the same.
That idea hasn't worked out. 2022 has had a number of challenges and it wasn't until late summer when I was really able to start to work on this. After doing some research I purchased some equipment from Mesa Electronics that burned out. When I contacted them for replacements, they indicated they had no inventory and would only
Have a Particular Machine in Mind?
Wait, why this machine?
Why Should We Get This?
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We authorize the board to spend up to $7500 to acquire an AC/DC TIG welder and all necessary accessories.