Travis GillinAug 28, 20183 minGetting Started With SheetcamOpen Sheetcam. If you are using one of our Xmotion Controls, you will find an icon that's labeled "Sheetcam TNG" on the desktop. - Step by Step outline to go...
Travis GillinAug 28, 20183 minGetting Started With your Xmotion Starter Series Plasma Machine*Note* As of the time of writing this, work has already begun on an all-in-one control main board that will eliminate the need for an external motion control...
Travis GillinAug 28, 20183 minHoming Your Xmotion MachineWhen you first open the CNC Control your presented with a screen that looks like this. It looks like there is a lot going on but it's pretty straight forward...
Travis GillinFeb 15, 20183 minEasy Gear Reduction for Stepper Based Mechanical DrivesIf you have or are building your own CNC Plasma cutting or routing table i'm sure gear reduction has crossed your mind at some point in time. Stepper motors ...
Travis GillinFeb 10, 20181 minAfter Cut Cleanup, Removing DrossOne of the major downsides to plasma cutting is the cleanup work that can be required after cutting. No matter how perfect you have your cutting recipe ther...
Travis GillinJan 29, 20182 minWhat is a Floating Head?When it comes to Plasma Cutting, it's important to understand that the material is rarely flat or perpendicular with the cutting torch. Because of this we ne...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20182 minFusion 360, The good and the badFusion 360 is an Autodesk Cloud-Based CAD and CAM product that is popular on a massive scale all around the world. I use it heavily on a daily basis. I use i...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20183 minRouting, Software tools of the tradeOne of the first questions my customers ask is "What software do I have to learn to run your machines?". This question is a bit tricky to answer in full over...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20183 minPlasma, Software tools of the tradeOne of the first questions my customers ask is "What software do I have to learn to run your machines?". This question is a bit tricky to answer in full over...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20181 minCircles Cut as OVALS, Consumables that are flat worn out!In the illustration above, I have an exaggerated example of what happens when your consumables are flat worn out and why small holes . When you create tool p...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20181 minWater Table or Downdraft?A question I get quite a bit is "Water Table or Downdraft?" For me, there is only one correct answer but some people disagree. As far as i'm concerned the wa...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20181 minPlasma Cutting, The Perfect edgeBevel is something that can be very frustrating when CNC Plasma Cutting. Finding the optimal THC voltage setting can be a real trick, especially on thicker m...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20181 minTorch Height Control and why you need it!Torch Height Control (THC) is a device, sometimes integrated into the machine control itself, that measures the arc voltage of the cut while cutting. By meas...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20181 minSheetcam and Plasma CuttingLearn to CNC Plasma Cut! We start with a DXF drawing, Create Cutting Operations, Setup the Machine, and Cut our part! In this video, I was running my Xmotion...
Travis GillinJan 26, 20181 minDesigning Parts to be Plasma cutWhen designing parts to be plasma cut its important to take into account a few limiting factors that the process introduces. While plasma cutting is generall...
Travis GillinJan 22, 20181 minCustom EFI Trigger Wheel GeneratorOne of the hardest parts of an EFI conversion is getting the trigger wheel designed, cut, and installed. I build a web tool too make that easy! You can input...
Travis GillinJan 19, 20181 minFusion 360: Design and Cut a Wood FixtureLearn to draw, create toolpaths, and machine a simple part with Fusion 360. I machine the part on my Tormach Mill but the techniques used here can be transf...
