How To Build A Plasma CNC Paper Weight

[@johnross3752]

Add... the Z axes! No THC ?🤕

[@corvetteguy50]

Thank you John as always for your support! Vince

[@bobrossi1185]

Well, I'm not saying right or wrong, but he is not the creator of this DIY system. It's JD's garage plans. Many have made this machine. Yes, it's not a "production machine," but the average person can get small parts at a home shop, guaranteeing his enclosure is wrong, small, etc., but JD's garage had a budget of originally $300-$500 and made a small business out of it selling plans and some parts. It's a copy of Langmire CNC machine, which was rebranded by a Chinese company. I have small sign company 20yrs iam interested in cnc machine but dont want to layout the 5k-120k for a professional machine iam not expecting a machine to turn out 5 or 10 signs per day maybe brackets a one-off sign or 2 . its not perfect but if i gain some knowledge i am fine with that . 20yrs ago i started out with $800 vinyl cutter & computer and home based business and actually still have that cutter and couple more and 4000 sqft shop now which i own . bought with $800 over the yrs . everybody starts somewhere. this is my 2 cents . keep the videos coming.

[@corvetteguy50]

Thank you for taking the time to comment. You typed you're not saying the video is right, or wrong. I think we all know what's done in the video is wrong even if you won't say it. The content creator I made the video on is the one who built the system in the video regardless of who came up with the plans/idea. He alone is accountable for publishing it. I believe all content creators should be practicing above all safe electronic build practices, along with common sense, and using wood (a highly flammable material) inside the selected electronics enclosure is for sure a fire hazard. You say you don't want to spend 5k-20k on a professional machine, but you then say you'll produce some brackets, and a one off sign or two with your own system. The thing I believe you, and many others fail to realize is you won't be producing anything if the robot is unstable due to building its controller incorrectly regardless of what you save, on the build or spend to complete your own version of it. If the robot is constantly giving issues with USB disconnects, or EMI interference issues how are you able to produce anything? My advice is simple to all viewing my channel. If you can't afford to buy a CNC controller from a validated source regardless of the robot type you plan on producing with then you should invest the required amount of time doing research to build a safe, and stable controller. If investing the amount of time it takes to do that isn't on the table then do it at a later time, or save to purchase the controller from the validated vendor. Either way my advice prevents end users from experiencing lost time, and money from having to do things twice saving everyone reading this their own 2 cents. Thank you, Vince

[@jimmer411]

This might be the worst electronics setup you have posted so far. Yikes.

[@corvetteguy50]

Thank you for your support as always. Yes, this is really ridiculous, and worst of all unsafe. Its apparent why so many DIY plasma CNC systems have issues. Thank you, Vince