# \#plasma-project **URL:** https://forum.avidcnc.com/tag/plasma-project/16.md [Latest](https://forum.avidcnc.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.avidcnc.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.avidcnc.com/tags.md) --- ## [Plasma cut swarf catcher for the 4'th axis](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/plasma-cut-swarf-catcher-for-the-4th-axis/6618)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/plasma-cut-swarf-catcher-for-the-4th-axis/6618 "2026-09-28T01:47:07Z")
I had a stock4th axis (2’nd z axis) on the machine I purchased from CNC router parts back at the end of 2018. After their transition to AVIDcnc I purchased the recessed 4’th axis option and it plugged right in and just w… --- ## [Plasma Cut mounting system for the lathe](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/plasma-cut-mounting-system-for-the-lathe/6558)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/plasma-cut-mounting-system-for-the-lathe/6558 "2026-09-06T00:20:35Z")
The machine I purchased from CNC Router Parts / AVID CNC is approaching 8 years old and it is still going strong. With all the projects for myself, friends and neighbors this machine runs every weekend and often picks u… --- ## [Avid PRO4896 CNC Router + Plasma + Rotary – Dual Control System – Never Used – $26,000 (Charlottesville VA)](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/avid-pro4896-cnc-router-plasma-rotary-dual-control-system-never-used-26-000-charlottesville-va/5332)
**Author:** [@gravitysedge](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/gravitysedge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/avid-pro4896-cnc-router-plasma-rotary-dual-control-system-never-used-26-000-charlottesville-va/5332 "2026-08-28T19:12:32Z")
:receipt: FOR SALE: Avid PRO4896 Dual-System CNC Package – Router + Plasma + Rotary (Charlottesville, VA) Price: $26,000 Location: Charlottesville, Virginia Pickup Only – please allow 3–5 business days for pickup so I … --- ## [Heavy Stand for a tubing bender](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/heavy-stand-for-a-tubing-bender/5558)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/heavy-stand-for-a-tubing-bender/5558 "2025-12-29T02:41:22Z")
It’s been a while since I posted a project. Still lots of projects being made here on this great machine, just not a lot of time to document them, or piece parts for the go-kart and electric racing trike that don’t tell… --- ## [Any alternatives to Mach4?](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/any-alternatives-to-mach4/3837)
**Author:** [@Nico](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/Nico)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/any-alternatives-to-mach4/3837 "2025-12-22T20:06:08Z")
Hello avid forum. What are some alternatives to Mach control? We have to baby sit this machine so it doesn’t completely ruin customer parts. Honestly we have lost trust in the tool. Around 3/10 jobs mach will crash the … --- ## [T-handle ball-hex & torix hand tool organizer created on the plasma cutter](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/t-handle-ball-hex-torix-hand-tool-organizer-created-on-the-plasma-cutter/3706)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/t-handle-ball-hex-torix-hand-tool-organizer-created-on-the-plasma-cutter/3706 "2024-09-17T00:47:06Z")
Not unlike the previous :link: tool organizer project :link: shared last week, this project, also from a handful of weeks back, was a tiny bit more involved on the CAD side. Even still, the project, described here, wa… --- ## [A quick plasma cut tool organizer](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-quick-plasma-cut-tool-organizer/3687)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-quick-plasma-cut-tool-organizer/3687 "2024-09-13T20:49:51Z")
I’ve been doing a bit of work to organize the peg-board above the work bench out in the garage. It may have been inevitable, but of course the tools are running out of space and asking for more. Due to their incessant y… --- ## [Weekend Guitar Project](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/weekend-guitar-project/3142)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/weekend-guitar-project/3142 "2024-08-09T23:41:30Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a project, lots going on, but not much to interest others. (lots of repeat work, etc.) I was approached by a gentleman looking to make a few different styles of custom guitar. He ha… --- ## [Weekend plasma cutting](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/weekend-plasma-cutting/3160)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/weekend-plasma-cutting/3160 "2024-04-22T05:15:47Z")
It’s been a while since i’ve shared any plasma cutting projects. Not that there haven’t been any, there have been plenty, just not the fun type to share. Mostly just pieces that have been folded into brackets, spacers,… --- ## [Rotary weld positioner material end support](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/rotary-weld-positioner-material-end-support/2635)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/rotary-weld-positioner-material-end-support/2635 "2024-01-11T23:32:44Z")
Mentioned in a project post last week, I am building a few pieces to supplement functionality of a rotary weld positioner in use out in the garage. In this second installment the plasma table side of the CNCRouterParts … --- ## [Laser alignment Guide for CNC/Plasma](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/laser-alignment-guide-for-cnc-plasma/1450)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/laser-alignment-guide-for-cnc-plasma/1450 "2023-11-08T19:36:57Z")
This is my take on an old design. My dad had an old cross-cut saw with a laser line generator to align the cut. Most of the time when lining things up for plasma cutting I’m only tryikng to hit +/-0.025 since I’m going… --- ## [A quick plasma cut stand for the rotary weld positioner](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-quick-plasma-cut-stand-for-the-rotary-weld-positioner/2622)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-quick-plasma-cut-stand-for-the-rotary-weld-positioner/2622 "2023-11-06T03:09:52Z")
Out in the garage, the rotary weld positioner has been in terrible need of some small upgrades that will make it much more useable in certain situations like working on longer pieces. A schematic outline of each of the … --- ## [Creating a slide out drill press outrigger table with the AVIDcnc](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/creating-a-slide-out-drill-press-outrigger-table-with-the-avidcnc/2463)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/creating-a-slide-out-drill-press-outrigger-table-with-the-avidcnc/2463 "2023-09-22T00:28:02Z")
Here a little more than a year ago I was working with some 4-ft pieces of extremely heavy wall extruded aluminum tube. With a 1in wall thickness, the material needed to be supported out beyond the edge of the drill pre… --- ## [Another upgrade to the Hydraulic press using the AVIDcnc](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/another-upgrade-to-the-hydraulic-press-using-the-avidcnc/2417)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/another-upgrade-to-the-hydraulic-press-using-the-avidcnc/2417 "2023-09-05T19:12:45Z")
I’ve implemented a handful of upgrade projects to various machine tools here in the studio. This one is a “nice to have” change for the ~20yr old Grizzley Industrial 20ton Hydraulic press. This press works great for mo… --- ## [Plasma cutting 'thin' (3/16in) stainless steel wrenches](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/plasma-cutting-thin-3-16in-stainless-steel-wrenches/2406)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/plasma-cutting-thin-3-16in-stainless-steel-wrenches/2406 "2023-09-05T16:57:52Z")
I run into this problem every so often where I get a piece of grinding media stuck in the angle grinder. Knowing this was a problem, after buying my first angle grinder, I put anti-sieze compound on all of those 5/8-11 … --- ## [Wood epoxy & steel table top that outgrew its original intent](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/wood-epoxy-steel-table-top-that-outgrew-its-original-intent/1628)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/wood-epoxy-steel-table-top-that-outgrew-its-original-intent/1628 "2023-01-23T02:32:03Z")
This is one of those projects that grew in scope many times over as it developed. I had a soft pine-board topped bench mounted to some kitchen cabinet units for use as a make-shift workbench out in my garage. It was 1&1… --- ## [3D Sculpted Teak, Epoxy & Steel entryway table](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/3d-sculpted-teak-epoxy-steel-entryway-table/1817)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/3d-sculpted-teak-epoxy-steel-entryway-table/1817 "2023-07-11T09:17:13Z")
A while back I shared a project describing an entry way bench seat, and mentioned that I had made a similarly patterned entry way table to complement it on the front stair landing… I needed the table to be relatively na… --- ## [Liftout steel boxes to sort parts in the tool box](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/liftout-steel-boxes-to-sort-parts-in-the-tool-box/2142)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/liftout-steel-boxes-to-sort-parts-in-the-tool-box/2142 "2023-06-12T01:00:51Z")
Last weekend I was out working in the garage on the project I am about to share here when I realized I was using a tool that I had partially made with the AVIDcnc, and that lead to the project I shared last week about th… --- ## [Lighted workshop sign for a friend](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/lighted-workshop-sign-for-a-friend/2077)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2023, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/lighted-workshop-sign-for-a-friend/2077 "2023-06-11T01:13:05Z")
I’ve mentioned a few places in these forums that I spend good amount of time working on projects for others. (Coworkers, Neighbors / Friends) This is one of those projects… Compared to some of the projects I have shar… --- ## [Building a steel plate scoring machine](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/building-a-steel-plate-scoring-machine/2125)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/building-a-steel-plate-scoring-machine/2125 "2023-06-04T07:26:18Z")
Amongst all the projects I undertake for friends and neighbors, eventually, I do get time in to knock out projects for myself here and there. A year or so after I picked up the plasma cutter, I found myself wanting to f… --- ## [Boring projects with-out any bling factor](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/boring-projects-with-out-any-bling-factor/2094)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/boring-projects-with-out-any-bling-factor/2094 "2023-05-24T16:06:04Z")
Some weeks the project pieces are exciting, flashy & cool, while other weeks, Meh… :smiley: I’m making more of these for a neighbor this weekend. He Uses quite a few of these every year working on various railings her… --- ## [Shop improvement for the Drill press on the AVIDcnc](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/shop-improvement-for-the-drill-press-on-the-avidcnc/1941)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2023, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/shop-improvement-for-the-drill-press-on-the-avidcnc/1941 "2023-05-15T23:13:35Z")
When not doing projects for my friends/neighbors, a lot of the projects I knock out on the AVIDcnc revolve around shop infrastructure. Many / most of these projects involve making fixtures / accessories / improvements, … --- ## [A fun Halloween project from back in 2020](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-fun-halloween-project-from-back-in-2020/2049)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-fun-halloween-project-from-back-in-2020/2049 "2023-05-11T01:11:03Z")
This was a fun project I knocked out to make some simple Halloween decorations here a few years back. I wanted to make a few sets of these and I was hoping they would last a good number of years, so I decided to make th… --- ## [Simple Motorcycle parts on the AVIDcnc. (don't try this at home)](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/simple-motorcycle-parts-on-the-avidcnc-dont-try-this-at-home/2018)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/simple-motorcycle-parts-on-the-avidcnc-dont-try-this-at-home/2018 "2023-05-02T18:24:32Z")
A super simple project this week. For all the fancy projects You see here, there are ever so many simple boring cutting ~100 simple flat plates for a neighbor to weld that nobody really wants to see. An friend of mine… --- ## [A whole other kind of shelf bracket for the video processing den](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-whole-other-kind-of-shelf-bracket-for-the-video-processing-den/1996)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/a-whole-other-kind-of-shelf-bracket-for-the-video-processing-den/1996 "2023-04-26T00:44:49Z")
Okay, …, okay, you read the title and are probably thinking, wait hasn’t Kenneth already posted a few other times about shelf brackets? There was a big production run of steel shelf brackets for my daughter or shelves … --- ## [How thick do you go? ... On the your AVIDcnc plasma cutter... A shop project](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/how-thick-do-you-go-on-the-your-avidcnc-plasma-cutter-a-shop-project/1959)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2023, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/how-thick-do-you-go-on-the-your-avidcnc-plasma-cutter-a-shop-project/1959 "2023-04-14T04:32:52Z")
The project I’ll share this week is still ‘in-progress’. As opposed to so many of my other projects, this one was a project for me. In another eBay ‘deal’ I picked up a larger old cast - steel Vee Block on the cheap. … --- ## [Lathe, quick change tool holder knocked out on the plasma cutter](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/lathe-quick-change-tool-holder-knocked-out-on-the-plasma-cutter/1917)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2023, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/lathe-quick-change-tool-holder-knocked-out-on-the-plasma-cutter/1917 "2023-04-01T03:57:49Z")
A fun weekend quick change tool holder project on the AVIDcnc plasma cutter. In the studio, I’ve got a wonderful older Clausing 59xx series lathe. (Fun fact, all these decades later, Clausing still stocks many of the s… --- ## [Heavy steel collet closer lathe accessory on the AVIDcnc plasma table](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/heavy-steel-collet-closer-lathe-accessory-on-the-avidcnc-plasma-table/1892)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/heavy-steel-collet-closer-lathe-accessory-on-the-avidcnc-plasma-table/1892 "2023-03-29T13:20:06Z")
In other projects I’ve mentioned that I have done quite a few projects to help out my neighbors in the past and that this AVIDcnc is running most weekends. This is one such project for a neighbor and it turned out to be… --- ## [Medium duty toolbox shelves on the plasma cutter](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/medium-duty-toolbox-shelves-on-the-plasma-cutter/1862)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2023, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/medium-duty-toolbox-shelves-on-the-plasma-cutter/1862 "2023-03-18T09:57:09Z")
A good number of projects I work on are centered around improvements in the robotics studio. In the studio I’ve got a decent number of tool-boxes, Mostly older Craftsman and Grizzly Industrial. Recently, during a reor… --- ## [Floating Retractable Staircase/Drawbridge](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/floating-retractable-staircase-drawbridge/1742)
**Author:** [@da-kengineer-meister](https://forum.avidcnc.com/u/da-kengineer-meister)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://forum.avidcnc.com/t/floating-retractable-staircase-drawbridge/1742 "2023-03-13T23:21:42Z")
I have a few neighbors that are incredibly creative and work on truly stellar projects. From time to time I get to help out with a few of those projects. This is one of those projects. One of my neighbors wanted to m… [Next page](https://forum.avidcnc.com/tag/plasma-project/16.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=plasma-project)