The Equipment – Hypertherm powermax 1000
General Guidelines
Rated duty cycle is 40%. PLEASE do not abuse this.
Translates to 4 minutes of actual cutting for every 10 of “use”
Time a “dry run” to see how long your design will take to cut
Minimum recommended material thickness will be 1/8” until we advise that Z-Axis auto
height control is operable.
Maximum recommend material thickness: being mechanized for CNC
reduces
recommended
capacity to 3/8” cut (“clean”), 1/2” max (“sever”) (p39 in User Manual)
Material to be cut (stock) should be flat to avoid the torch hitting the material or the cut
malfunctioning
Attach the ground clamp directly to the stock for best cut quality
