Programming timed pauses between cuts in Fusion 360 cam or Mach3

[ttocsnekia]

Finding nothing on this currently, my Hobart Airforce 500i has a programmed post flow cooling cycle. In between cuts, torch cooling time is not sufficient to fire for the next cut. I have seen the razorweld machines have a capacitor that can be removed, and I am working with Hobart to see if there is a work around. For the time being, I am using the “feed hold” function until the torch cools enough to fire for the next cut. Is there a way to program a set time (say 3 seconds) between each cut in the fusion 360 cam function or Mach3?

Thanks,
Scott

[NorIdaWyatt]

This may work for you. He says you can program in as long of a pause as you want so it should accomplish what you need!

Increasing motion delay for tip-up management

Hi All, I address this in another thread but feel compelled to post this in a standalone thread. The current CrossFire V1.1 Mach3 configuration has the torch pause motion for 1 second after completing a cut before moving onto the the next cut. If you are finding that one second is not enough time to identify a tipup and command a feed hold, you can increase the delay by doing the following: In Mach3, click on Configuration–>Ports and Pins–>Spindle Setup Change the CW Spind Down Delay from 1 t…

[ttocsnekia]

This is what I ended up doing. When creating the tool path in Fusion 360/cam, intbetween each cut I insert a dwell time or programmed stop (setup/manual NC/stop). The dwell time can be adjusted, the stop looks for a cycle start signal after each cut. Tedious but it works