I’ve learned a few things so far:
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The pierce delay needs to be about 1-1.2 seconds in fusion 360. I kept getting issues where the torch would start moving without the pierce - especially when the feed rate was up - I think the torch needed a second or two to restart after the initial start. I’ve read about this in the forum, but still not exactly sure whats going on there. I suspect the “arc ok” or “ok to move” signal from my plasma is what is supposed to address that - but there’s no hookup for that output on this table.
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Consumables - check them! My first cuts looked horrible. I was sitting there going oh crap this thing is going to need all sorts of adjustment - things are way off base. Turns out a while back I put some used consumables in my torch thinking they had lots of life left. Wrong. New consumables made a huge difference and got me back in the game.