About the builder

Built from the Shop Floor Up

Plasma Cut Forge was created to turn real CNC plasma experience into practical tools, technical guides, and troubleshooting resources that machine builders and operators can use in the shop.

Hands-on foundation

Welding, Fabrication, and CNC Machine Building

Dom’s work is rooted in hands-on fabrication: fitting and joining material, building machine structures, solving mechanical problems, integrating motion systems, wiring controls, and troubleshooting the details that determine whether a CNC plasma system performs reliably.

Plasma Cut Forge reflects that practical approach. The goal is not to present one universal setting as correct for every machine, but to help users understand the variables, begin with documented information, and improve results through controlled testing.

Professional qualification

Internationally Certified Welding

Dom is internationally certified in TIG and MIG/MAG welding, with qualification welds inspected by X-ray.

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Vertical plate
Qualification welding performed in the vertical position.
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Tube butt joint
Full-penetration tube joint qualification work.
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Fixed 45-degree tube
Tube welded in the fixed 45-degree position.

Publishing standard

Document, Test, and Verify

Calculator results and published settings are treated as starting recommendations. Manufacturer documentation, mechanized cut charts, machine limitations, and controlled test coupons are used wherever possible.

Documented

Begin with verifiable manuals and official process information.

Clearly labeled

Separate factory data, reference data, and calculated estimates.

Shop tested

Use controlled cuts to refine speed, height, voltage, and delay.

Engineering in progress

Atlas Motion Controller

Under development

Dom is developing the Atlas Motion Controller, a custom CNC and machine-control platform designed around industrial 48 V I/O, six- to eight-axis motion control, diagnostics, modular expansion, and practical shop-floor operation. The design will also support linear encoders and glass scales for improved positioning accuracy and closed-loop feedback.

The project brings together PCB design, embedded electronics, firmware planning, machine integration, and real-world testing. It remains an active engineering project and is not presented as a finished product.

PCB design Embedded electronics 48 V industrial I/O 6–8-axis motion Linear / glass scales Diagnostics Machine integration

Why Plasma Cut Forge exists

Useful Information Without Pretending Every Machine Is the Same

Cut quality depends on more than amperage and speed. Torch height, consumable condition, air quality, material condition, work-lead connection, motion stability, and controller behavior can all change the result.

Plasma Cut Forge is being built as a practical resource where operators can calculate starting settings, diagnose cut defects, build machine-specific cut charts, request new machine profiles, and share useful knowledge with the CNC plasma community.

Explore Plasma Cut Forge

Put the Resources to Work

01 Use the Calculator

Generate practical starting settings and printable cut cards.

02 Browse the Guides

Find technical articles, testing methods, and diagnostic tools.

03 Join the Community

Ask CNC plasma questions and share useful shop-floor experience.