I have an older Cut50D: I’m planning on running it on 220V. I have an older 80-gallon, 4 cylinder, 16 hp, repair shop compressor and will run it at 90 psi. I plan on cutting mostly .188" thick mild steel to make chassis brackets for my 40 Chevy. On occasion maybe ¼ thick. I found an old bag of plasma consumables. Looks like it says 50-60 amp nozzles. Is there a good source for the info I need to input into Fusion 360 manufacturing tool window? I guess I will also need a ref. on the tool gap to work piece. Any guidance will be appreciated.
Yes, Google.
You’re basically asking for plug and play settings to just start cutting. I see several red flags in your request that make me question your understanding of plasma cutting in general.
We are all for helping, but this is pretty broad. Do some research and come back to clarify. It’s too hard for us to start from scratch.
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Hey Steven, welcome!
Like @brownfox you’re asking for something that doesn’t really exist.
I frequent the Langmuir Facebook group more often than I do here, and many times people come asking for this magic chart or tool library for Fusion.
Bottom line, you need to create your own.
It isn’t difficult really, and there are many different cut charts online for many different plasma cutters to use as a start guide. Thing is, not every plasma cutter cuts the same. And even the same plasma cutter on the same table, won’t cut the same as its twin setup because there are many other factors to consider that can affect your cutting.
Such as power to your plasma cutter, the large demand for your, the fact that air needs to be as dry as possible, not to mention the ability to properly square up and level your table upon first assembly.
After which, you need to perform several small test cuts (my personal recommendation) at different speeds and amp settings and choose the setting that gives you the best cut quality.
Only then, can you begin to formulate your own library you’re asking for.
One more thing, you don’t state what brand your CUT50D is (since it’s a common name between a few manufacturers), but if it’s a PrimeWeld, you can’t use it for CNC since it’s a high-frequency setup.
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