TableTop Market

[Angus Hines]

Looks like everybody wants a piece of the pie and this one is only $1995.00 + extras of course. But still under $3000.00.

http://torchmate.com/products/torchmate_2x2/

[Mike Heidrick]

Adding his Z gets you close to $3K. I like the assumption on software EVERYONE has.

[james mcgrew]

angus are you not so keen on shopbot?

jim

[Angus Hines]

No thats not it....Had a specfic question from somebody about plasma cutters and I just stumbled on this unit. and it dawned on me everybodys jumping in on the game.

Whats fascinating about this unit, is its a "table top plasma cutter", somehow I don't see that ending well in alot of cases.

[Jerome Stanek]

No thats not it....Had a specfic question from somebody about plasma cutters and I just stumbled on this unit. and it dawned on me everybodys jumping in on the game.

Whats fascinating about this unit, is its a "table top plasma cutter", somehow I don't see that ending well in alot of cases.

Especially if the table top is wood.

[Chuck Saunders]

Since when did Z become the fourth axis? You lose a lot of credibility when you misrepresent your product.

[james mcgrew]

chuck, i think what happens is in mach each axis is a motor and drive, in other words they think of a dual drive y as 2 motors and drives IE: 2 axis and x as an axis. in thier world (and lack of a geometry class) z is a 4rth axis by numerical count and not of the cartesian method, inexperienced yes, misrepresentation maybe, but probably unintentional as with the torch and plasma machines all is 2d, when i speak to my metal friends with cnc plasma machines about a "Z" moving up and down and cutting 3d they look at me funny

[Joey Jarrard]

Jim Not ours

[Mike Heidrick]

When I think of a 4th axis for my machine I want spindle/lathe add on. I do use two motors for my Y though. It is still a 3 axis machine though.

I thought they only advertised a 2 axis machine (because it is a torch machine). Maybe I misread it??

[Chuck Saunders]

True probably due more to the lack of geometry class. I guess it is just that it sounds better the higher the number of axis. I have an amp. The volume goes to 11. It's one louder.

[Joey Jarrard]

3 axis x y z
If you have 2 motors on one axis it is a slave axis.

[Eric Mims]

hey, the spindle rotates the bit, so shouldn't that be the 5th axis?? and maybe put casters on your table and you have a 6th axis machine!

[Guy Mathews]

hey, the spindle rotates the bit, so shouldn't that be the 5th axis?? and maybe put casters on your table and you have a 6th axis machine!

9 axis since it would be common to have at least four casters!!!!

Apparently this company has subscribed to the theory... "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, you baffle them with bullshot!!!!"

Thank god CAMaster and ShopBot know what they are talking about!!!!

[Mike Heidrick]

Shot their tech support guy an email to let him know how it reads.