How would you cut sheet metal with a cartesian setup? My guess is that is an industrial shop, you'd use lasers, but how would you do in on a home setup? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23146#msg-23146 Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:50:35 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,60462#msg-60462 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,60462#msg-60462
I'd also like to point out that the stock location for the electronics under the bed is a real poor location if you were using liquid coolant with mill work, mounting a large tank of deionized water for EDM, or making a lot of sparks doing arc cutting.]]> pica Mechanics Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:23:15 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,60357#msg-60357 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,60357#msg-60357 ecloud Mechanics Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:57:49 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,60356#msg-60356 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,60356#msg-60356 ecloud Mechanics Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:54:12 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23540#msg-23540 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23540#msg-23540 grael Mechanics Sat, 16 May 2009 05:44:10 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23185#msg-23185 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23185#msg-23185 The bed was insulated with 1/2 inch thick plastic.

For concentric circles, as mentioned above, you cut the smallest one first, but they are limited in size based on the accuracy of your cutting head. IIRC, a 1/4 inch diameter circle was the smallest the design would do. Anything smaller than that didn't really come out with the right dimensions. The user didn't need any holes,chamfers, or fillets that small anyway, so it wasn't an issue with him.]]> criswilson10 Mechanics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:36:47 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23184#msg-23184 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23184#msg-23184 Annirak Mechanics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:02:10 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23176#msg-23176 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23176#msg-23176 Gene Hacker Mechanics Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:02:06 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23154#msg-23154 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23154#msg-23154 Here's some DIY forums on the topic
[www.cnczone.com]]]> Annirak Mechanics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:42:48 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23152#msg-23152 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23152#msg-23152
I suppose those you could easily mount an arc welder with a carbon cutting rod to a cartesian head and cut thin sheet metal pretty easily.]]> criswilson10 Mechanics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:26:37 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23148#msg-23148 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23148#msg-23148 R.J. Bowman Mechanics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:25:50 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23147#msg-23147 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23147#msg-23147
I would have included links to both blogs; but my internet is acting up and I couldn't get to either site.]]> cptwinder Mechanics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:32:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23146#msg-23146 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?14,23146,23146#msg-23146 R.J. Bowman Mechanics Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:52:55 -0400