Hypertherm 45XP, Crossfire Pro Issues

[ChelanJim]

So, it could just be the nozzle is fouled. You can’t cut with a nozzle that is not focusing the stream.

Back to cut height. Don’t assume that because you put 0.06 in the CAM program, your actual cut height is 0.06. You would want to measure it. This link will give you a more detailed explanation:

Ideas on fixing an interior letter that fell out

If you run this gcode with FireControl: cut height test.tap (224 Bytes) This will run the table/torch as if it is going to start a cut. It will go thru the IHS to determine the surface of the metal and will allow the assumption of the springback to be set at 0.020 inches. It will then set the torch at what it expects to be 0.060 inches and without firing the torch, STOP. You can now measure with the feeler gauge to see what your cut height, in reality is really being set at when you thought …