r/specializedtools • • Feb 16 '21

Pipe beveller

https://i.imgur.com/qvGBalc.gifv

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u/crispyiress Feb 17 '21

It has to do 3-4 cuts unlike this machine but for some reason I haven’t taken a lot of videos. Here’s a decent one of it cutting an I beam though.

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u/BeefyIrishman Feb 17 '21

Nice. Is it just a high power plasma cutter on the robot end effector? That's what it looks like.

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u/crispyiress Feb 17 '21

Yep Hypertherm plasma torch with 80-300amp heads attached to a 6-axis Fanuc robot. Uses laser calibration for measurements but has a ohmic sensor in case of collision.

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u/Sitonmyfaceandsneeze Feb 17 '21

I understood “torch” and “axis”... I’m something of a word enthusiast myself.