Marking and cutting operation in one file?

[Just-For-Fun]

@Phillipw The marking consumables for the Hypertherm 45 Sync is the Fine Cut Cartridge which is the one I am using. Which brings up a good point because the whole exercise is to learn how all this stuff works together. In the future I want to build a 2 x 48 Belt grinder like @ds690 did.

2 x 48 belt grinder

I’ve been wanting to build a belt grinder, but 2 x 72 grinders are too large for what I need. I saw a Youtube video I Built A Better Belt Grinder…Here’s How - YouTube where a guy designed and built a 2 x 48 and it looked like just what I was looking for. He was kind enough to share the DXF files that he used, so I nested them up and cut them out of 1/4" material. There is one piece missing in this pic, because I forgot to add it to my nest. [PXL_20221028_171709016_2] I assembled it and tes…

So all that all being said, I may have to change consumables between the marking and the cutting operations. But with the pro tip from @Craig1 on inserting the Code Snippet between the drilling and cutting operations, there will be plenty of time. I tried it today and it works just as he described.

Thank You Guys for all the Pro Tips

Tim