Starting the leadin on a corner makes sense, I don’t know why I thought the lead in on a long straight would be better. I guess I was over estimating the leadin ability to blend into the cut. I’ll move my leadins to a corner from now on.
Thanks!
I’m probably not going to do any more cutting this week so I can make the finishing touches on the table (cable management, laptop stand, shelf for the plasma cutter etc.). I got so excited to get started I never did finish buttoning everything up or even making sure I don’t have extra parts left over.
No I did not…that’s probably the issue. Another quick question, I just went to try and post process a part I just designed and it doesn’t have a post process available for me to choose. How do I select a post process? I know at one point there was a post process in there because I processed two other parts so far. There are a ton of post processes to choose from I just don’t remember which one I should be picking.
I figured it out, my laptop doesn’t have the post processes on it, my desktop at home does. So I just logged into my desktop at home and there it is…I’ll figure it out eventually.
Exactly, if you log in on another computer it will give you the option to log the other computer out remotely. Got todays project all done, I was fabricating a cable stay for our drill rig at work. First pics is the existing one, needed another for the other side of the truck.
Finished buttoning up the table, cable management, building the shelf, cleaning and lubing the rails and screws. Lucky I did turns out, the left side Y-axis bearing was loose…very loose.
All done though and now it’s on to having fun with this table and learning as I go. Thanks to everyone who took the time to help me out in this thread I’m grateful for your help!
The only option I see is in manufacturing, in browser, right click on the setup I’m working on, then left click on new operation, then left click on cutting, then left click on 2D operation. When I do that it resets all my contours which for some reason on my current design it’s way over 100 contours because they aren’t linking together. How do you make sure where your lines touch they are linked for when you select your contours? Should there be a point on the line? No point?
I was selecting all the contours, it will not allow me to select the face of the geometry. When I try to select the face of the sketch it says “error no contour selected”
This first picture it is grouping a bunch of different pieces of geometry in one contour
And finally it won’t allow me to click on the sketch and select contour, when I hover over the select contour button I get “Error: No contour selected to machine”
My machine torch arrived yesterday for the Primeweld Cut60, so excited only to realize now I need a machine torch mount…This should come with the table. So now I’m waiting for the machine torch mount to arrive. In keeping with their incredible customer service tradition I told Gene at Primeweld that I needed to order a new CNC port adapter (I messed mine up the first time but got it workable) and he said no problem I’ll just toss it in with the machine torch no charge. Primeweld is awesome.
@ds690 has a machine torch mount on thingiverse if you have a 3d printer or know someone who does you could just print it out and you would be up and running.
I already ordered, received and installed the torch mount, customer service at Langmuir for me has been pretty good too. I cut my first piece with the machine torch yesterday, works exactly the same as the hand torch but now I have the hand torch free to do gouging and hand cutting when necessary. I made a video of the machine torch and mount installation and first cut, I’ll post it tonight after I get it edited. I downloaded Todd Kelch’s Punisher flag skull, it was 17.5" x 23" and turned out pretty good. I’m starting to get the hang of Fusion 360.
