CNC Plasma Cutters

[JohnFogarty]

So, during my time as a intern with Bosch I got some experience playing with a fairly old model CNC Plasma Cutting machine. It had some issues and I never got it to hold any kind of tolerances needed for FRC, but I was also a novice operator.


Recently I've been looking into different precision cutting methods for sheet metal and plate because I might lose access to the Waterjet I have at USC. Plus, I'll be honest our Waterjet is pretty old and tough to work with. We lose a lot of time even trying to get parts made on it.

Is there a CNC Plasma machine any team uses that can hold tolerances good enough for FRC use? What price did you pay for yours if you did and what sort of things did you have to budget for in terms of consumables etc.