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Title: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: yotsuya on January 07, 2011, 01:41:07 pm
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!
Title: Re: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: Franco B on January 07, 2011, 02:29:04 pm
Autocad, CNC and Spacies. Some of favourite things  :)  :cheers:
Title: Re: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: yotsuya on January 07, 2011, 02:35:52 pm
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?
Title: Re: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: Franco B on January 07, 2011, 02:51:34 pm
Nope, thats exactly what you should be doing :)
Title: Re: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: Gray_Area on January 10, 2011, 11:38:10 pm
Quote from: yotsuya on January 07, 2011, 01:41:07 pm
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?
Title: Re: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: jipp on January 11, 2011, 08:23:17 am
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.
Title: Re: Fun with Plasma (Cutting)
Post by: yotsuya on January 11, 2011, 09:16:18 am
Quote from: Gray_Area on January 10, 2011, 11:38:10 pm
Quote from: yotsuya on January 07, 2011, 01:41:07 pm
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.