Torchmate gantry cnc plasma cutter kit

Here is your chance to own a CNC cutting table comparable in every way to machines costing $50,000 or more. Our Torchmate II machine is over-designed to meet the needs of those with a need to do CNC routing or drilling. Best of all, it is available in economical kit form.

We provide everything except lengths of raw steel, which are best purchased locally. Kit completion time is substantially less than with our standard Torchmate kits, and can be accomplished over the course of a weekend. The steps for completing the kit are outlined on another page.

PRECISION Y AXIS LINEAR MOTION ASSEMBLY WITH EIGHT 1" DIA. ROLLERS AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER.

MACHINE IS HELD DOWN TO X AXIS RAILS IN ADDITION TO BEING GUIDED LATERALLY.

STATE-OF-THE-ART WINDOWS DRIVER SOFTWARE IMPORTS DXF FILES FROM AUTOCAD & OTHER DRAWING PROGRAMS.

300 INCH PER MINUTE RAPID TRAVERSE RATE CUTS DOWN ON PLATE PROCESSING TIME.

ELECTRONICS AND SOFTWARE ARE Z AXIS-READY, FOR THOSE WANTING TO ADD A PHYSICAL THIRD AXIS FOR 3-D WORK.

Our smallest Torchmate II is sturdy enough to support
a pickup truck, yet occupies only 3' x 4' of floor space.

Right: Completed 4' x 4' capacity Torchmate II Kit shown here with Hypertherm machine plasma torch. Owner supplied diagonal leg braces have been painted a contrasting color for clarity.

The machine rides on three 1" diameter hardened needle bearing cam followers with a dynamic load capacity of 2,225 lbs. each.

The cam followers grip the top, bottom, and sides of the rail. Click here or on photo at right to see a larger image.

The Y axis consists of a precision linear motion assembly with eight 1" diameter hardened needle bearing rollers at right angles to each other.

The rollers ride on hardened and ground rails with zero clearance. Click here or on small image at right for big photo.