HI all, I am just finishing up my 4x4 build and now I need a water pan, what are your thoughts I was quoted £360 for a stainless on made from 2mm 304 grade is it worth paying a bit extra for and getting stainless.
Thanks in advance
Alan
Stainless Steel Water Pan
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Stainless Steel Water Pan
Home built 4x4 Plasma Cutter
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Oxford 350 Plasma Cutter with machine port.
Trafimet Autocut S65P machine torch
co2 1200x600 75 watt laser
Co2 1300x900 100 watt laser
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Re: Stainless Steel Water Pan
I built my 4x4 water pan from 11 ga. CR Steel. At the time I built it in 2017 the material cost was around $100 vs. over $300 for stainless steel. I was on a budget so opted for the less expensive approach. I add Hangstefer's S500 water soluble coolant/cutting oil to the water to help minimize rust. If you can afford it, I would go for the 304 stainless steel.
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Re: Stainless Steel Water Pan
Thanks David, yep thats what I figure, I will just have to stretch but it will be worth it. Thanks for the advice
Home built 4x4 Plasma Cutter
UCCNC
Oxford 350 Plasma Cutter with machine port.
Trafimet Autocut S65P machine torch
co2 1200x600 75 watt laser
Co2 1300x900 100 watt laser
UCCNC
Oxford 350 Plasma Cutter with machine port.
Trafimet Autocut S65P machine torch
co2 1200x600 75 watt laser
Co2 1300x900 100 watt laser
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Re: Stainless Steel Water Pan
If I were to do it again I would go stainless and have the corners bent up and just weld the corners instead of the picture frame way where you weld sheet to the picture frame angle. Tons of warpage.
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Re: Stainless Steel Water Pan
Hangsferters coolant are definitely not designed for use in CNC plasma tables. The heat abd uv light may make chlorine gas. Even trace amounts are not healthy. Machining coolant has no place in the plasma stream. Just an FYIadbuch wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 5:19 pm I built my 4x4 water pan from 11 ga. CR Steel. At the time I built it in 2017 the material cost was around $100 vs. over $300 for stainless steel. I was on a budget so opted for the less expensive approach. I add Hangstefer's S500 water soluble coolant/cutting oil to the water to help minimize rust. If you can afford it, I would go for the 304 stainless steel.
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