Fun with Plasma (Cutting)

[yotsuya]

I am the campus technology director at a high school here, and I have been assisting the technical education department with some of their new equipment. They had some questions about importing graphics into their plasma cutting software, so I created some simple (yet familiar) vector images in Illustrator, exported them as AutoCAD files, and imported them into their software. We used them for a test run, and it was a success. I've attached a picture of the output. It was fun. Man, I wish I had regular access to equipment like this!

[Franco B]

Autocad, CNC and Spacies. Some of favourite things   

[yotsuya]

Heh. Is wrong of me that as I watched the plasma cutter do its thing, I started to try and figure out a way to use it to make a replacement metal control panel?

[Franco B]

Nope, thats exactly what you should be doing

[Gray_Area]

Man, I wish I had regular access to equipment like this!

You're the director. Isn't just a matter of penciling it into your schedule?

[jipp]

aww such cute little guys, if you get stuck in a bad hood you could throw them like ninja stars. and make space invader noises.. heh

chris.

[yotsuya]

Man, I wish I had regular access to equipment like this!

You're the director. Isn't just a matter of penciling it into your schedule?

I meant at home, but I AM in good with the teacher who runs the course, and I'm sure if I asked, he'd let me. I just have to provide the materials. It is a pretty cool machine. Lots of sparks.