No it isn’t tramming your z it’s called leveling your plate to you z axis …
Your plate will not always sit square to your z axis.
From one end of the 2’ x 4’ plate, torch head is square to the metal the same way it is on the other end.
If the frame is out of square, this would twist the already flexible water bed.
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One experiment I’ve yet to do that was suggested is -
Tape a pen, or sharpie, to my torch and run an X axis movement from left to right and time it
Then run the same X axis movement from right to left and time it
Ensure it works equally from left to right and right to left
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I don’t think you understand. Did you check to see if the plate is level?
It is a simple test to try to see if it helps.
The plate you are cutting. If it isn’t level. “square” to the head it may not cut straight. Think machine work.
Just a thought.
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WOW thats bad 
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And what was that supposed to tell you?
Oh I get that, and agree.
But it’s odd to remove gantry tubes, undo all the bearing blocks, pull lead screws, and disassemble the frame only to reassemble it and achieve identical results.
I was stumped.
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He said to ensure travel is the same both ways. Travel speed could attribute to beveling and if it’s moving differently in one direction compared to everything else…could be the cause.
His theory as far as my table goes.
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the plate could be level but not square to the torch. Checking anything with a carpenters level or a small 9" level wont tell you much. you would need a machinist level.
I think the torch being Sq to the plate is what matters (as long as the table is fairly close to setting level, not all jacked out of shape)
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And this here is what I aimed to achieve.
Because it’s how I did so well for nearly 2 years now.
Sometimes a reply comes in (not your reply) implying as if this is my first table, and I just started cutting yesterday.
No, the PrimeWeld CUT60 was giving me square cuts all around regardless of the design.
The table was leveled, torch square to work piece, and time spent achieving great quality cuts.
I think that keeps getting overlooked.
You are correct.
Plasma is the dirtiest form of cutting so it’s like horses shoes close works
If you have your head square to the slates and lay a piece of metal on the slates you can’t assume the plate being cut is square to the torch head. That also gets worse as you cut on the slates … And a quality torpedo level will work fine.
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So you always have the bevel in the same place on the parts? Same Axis? Does it make any difference where the part gets cut on the table?
That I agree with lol I can’t imagine it being that bad wow.
Yep, this was mentioned above (sorry, I don’t expect everyone to catch every reply) but yes it occurred before disassembly only with the Hypertherm.
Same axis.
Any part.
Any area of the table.
Outside cut, top edge, beveled more than anything else.
Well I guess that depends on how close to want to be.
For plumbing sure not machine leveling
If I was checking for Sq I would never check the Slats themselves I would always have sheet or plate on the table.
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Well just because HT is considered the best, your trouble shooting tells me its the cutter. I would put your old one back on and see what happens
I test cut and it didn’t have the same issue, then I shipped the torch so I can no longer run the PrimeWeld anymore.
So whats your thoughts? do you think you it would have done better if you had the torch?