SHAPERUNNER 3200 HD
Portable CNC Cutting Machine (Flame
and Plasma)
Operator Manual
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CONTENT
CHAPTER 1 SAFETY AND WARNING ......................................................... 3
1.1 Machine Grounding ............................................................................................................................... 3
1.2 Safety and Warning Items..................................................................................................................... 3
1.3 Safety Instruction ................................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 PRODUCTION INTRODUCTION ................................................... 5
2.1 Product Outline ....................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Product Structure ................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Steelmax Portable CNC Cutting Machine Parameters ..................................................................... 6
2.4 Usage of this Manual ............................................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION ................................................................. 7
3.1 Open Packages ...................................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Longitudinal Rail Assembly................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 Centeral Unit Installation ....................................................................................................................... 7
3.4 Cross Beam Assembly Installation ...................................................................................................... 8
3.5 Gas Pipe Connection ............................................................................................................................. 8
3.6 Portable CNC Cutting Machine Installation ........................................................................................ 8
3.7 Cable Connection ................................................................................................................................... 9
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL AND FUNCTION .............................................. 11
4.1 Control Panel ........................................................................................................................................ 11
4.2 CNC System Function ......................................................................................................................... 12
4.3 CNC System Technical Specification ................................................................................................ 12
4.4 Function Keys ....................................................................................................................................... 12
4.5 Order Keys ............................................................................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER 5 OPERATION ................................................................... 17
5.1 Main Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 18
5.2 Auto Mode Function Description ........................................................................................................ 19
5.3 Function Selection in AUTO mode .................................................................................................... 21
5.4 Operation in Automatic Mode ............................................................................................................. 25
5.5 Control and Adjustment of Cutting Position in Automatic Mode .................................................... 25
5.6 Original Path Return ............................................................................................................................ 26
5.7 Breakpoint Restoration Process ........................................................................................................ 28
5.8 Section selection .................................................................................................................................. 29
5.9 Manual Mode and Function Window ................................................................................................. 30
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CHAPTER 6 EDIT MODE .................................................................... 33
6.1 Description of EDIT Menu ................................................................................................................... 33
6.2 Description of Programming Function ............................................................................................... 35
6.3 M Auxiliary Commands ....................................................................................................................... 36
CHAPTER 7 SETUP (PARAMETER SETTING) ................................................. 37
7.1 Speed Parameters ............................................................................................................................... 38
7.2 System Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 39
7.3 Control Parameters .............................................................................................................................. 40
CHAPTER 8 SHAPE LIBRARY .............................................................. 41
8.1 Shape Library Setting .......................................................................................................................... 41
8.2 Shape Parts Setting and Nest ............................................................................................................ 41
CHAPTER 9 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................... 43
9.1 Daily Maintenance ............................................................................................................................... 43
9.2 Weekly Maintenance ........................................................................................................................... 43
9.3 Monthly Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... 43
9.4 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................... 43
9.5 Plasma Power Source Dail Care and Inspection ................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.
APPENDIX 1: G CODE INSTRUCTION ......................................................... 46
APPENDIX 2: ERROR LIST ................................................................... 46
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Chapter 1 Safety and Warning
1.1 Machine Grounding
This machine must be grounded.
1.2 Safety and Warning Items
This machine must only be used by properly trained operators.
Electric Shock can injure or kill. Never touch any parts that are electrically “live” or “hot.”
When flame cutting, gas resource or gas system leaks may cause fire, burns or explosions.
Fire and hot slag may erupt during cutting, please stay away from nozzles and ensure the
working area is free of flammable materials.
When plasma cutting, fire and explosion can be caused by hot slag, sparks, or the plasma arc.
Stay away from the cutting nozzle.
Plasma rays can injure your eyes and burn your skin. Wear protective glasses and protective
clothing.
Loud noise can harm your hearing, use proper hearing protection during operation.
Gases and fumes produced during the plasma cutting process can be dangerous and
hazardous to your health. Keep your head out of the cutting fume plume. Use an air-supplied
respirator if ventilation is not adequate to remove all fumes and gases.
Wear dry gloves and clothing. Insulate yourself from the work piece or other parts of the welding
circuit. Keep the working environment and machine dry.
Don’t cut any vessels containing flammable substances.
Never retrofit or change the machine.
1.3 Safety Instruction
1.3.1 Electric Shock Protection
The machine must be grounded well, including the switch plug, machine body, plasma power
source and other electric parts.
Keep the operator’s clothes, shoes and gloves dry.
Don’t stand or sit on a wet workplace when operating the machine.
Extra care must be taken when the workplace is moist or damp. The operator must wear
insulated gloves, shoes and necessary insulated material to protect the operator from electric
shock.
Repair or replace all worn or damaged parts.
Non-insulated wire connection terminals are dangerous, all terminals should be insulated.
Power supply must be off, and you must wait for at least two minutes when changing any
electric parts. If plasma power source, wait for at least five minutes.
Don’t bypass or short any power source protection device, never retrofit or change wire
connections.
The Power supply must be off when changing plasma electrodes and nozzles.
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1.3.2 Eye Protection
To protect your eyes, always wear a welding helmet or shield. Also, always wear safety glasses
with side shields, goggles or other protective eye wear.
Warn the people in the area, not to look at the plasma arc without eye protection.
1.3.3 Skin Protection
Wear welding gloves and suitable clothing to protect your skin from the arc rays and sparks.
Wear safety gloves, shoes and helmet.
Cover all parts of your body.
1.3.4 Gases and Fumes
Use an air-supplied respirator if ventilation is not adequate to remove all fumes and gases.
Don’t cut any materials which contain Cadmium, Antimony, Chromium, Mercury, Arsenic,
Cobalt, Nickel, Barium, Copper, Selenium, etc. without proper ventilation and / or proper
air-purification equipment.
1.3.5 Fire and Explosion
Check all gas connections and gas pipes before starting work.
Spark and hot slag produced during cutting may cause fire or explosion.
The cutting area must be equipped with firefighting devices, such as fire extinguisher, sand box
and water, etc.
The flammable and explosive material must be kept at least thirty feet away from the cutting
machine.
Never cut any flammable and explosive vessels, never cut in flammable and explosive
environments, never cut vessels under pressure.
When using an underwater or semi-dry work table for cutting aluminum, hydrogen will be
produced and stored in the work table and may causing hydrogen explosions. Water tables
must be equipped with hydrogen exhausting devices.
1.3.6 Gas Regulation Valve
Don’t use poor quality gas regulation valves.
Don’t use gas-released regulation valves.
Don’t use oil to lubricate gas regulation valves.
1.3.7 Gas Cylinders
Don’t use damaged gas tanks.
Don’t put the gas tanks upside down.
Don’t remove or transport gas tanks without safety valve cap.
Don’t use oil to lubricate gas tanks.
Don’t use hammer or other tools to beat or open the gas tanks
1.3.8 Gas Pipe
Steelmax uses universal standard pipes, never mix the oxygen and fuel lines.
If gas pipe is aging, damaged or burned, replace it at once.
Check gas pipes, and pipe connections for leak before using equipment.
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Chapter 2 Production Introduction
2.1 Product Outline
This is the Steelmax Shape Runner 3200 HD Portable CNC Cutting Machine. It supports both flame and
plasma cutting. It is not a fixed machine and can be easily moved by two people. The Shape Runner
3200n HD can be used both indoors and outdoors if it is protected from the elements.
The Steelmax Shape Runner 3200 HD can be used in large, medium and small fabrication shops,
automobile factories, ship building and maintenance facilities. It can cut complex 2D figures on carbon
steel plates (flame cutting) and Stainless-steel plates or other nonferrous metal (plasma cutting). It
reduces secondary processes and increases productivity. Fastcam software is easily learned and
supports drawing & nest functions. It can convert AutoCAD files to G codes/CNC files. The Shape
Runner 3200 HD is equipped with an USB port which makes transfer and reading of files easier.
2.2 Product Structure
This machine is made of host machine, guide rails, crossbeam torch assembly, and plasma THC.
Steelmax Portable CNC Plasma Cutting Machine Shape Runner 3200HD
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2.3 Steelmax Shape Runner 3200 HD Parameters
Input Voltage 110 V / 220V
Frequency 50Hz / 60 HZ
Rated Power 300W
LED screen size 7’’ (Color Screen)
Host Machine Size 26” × 22” × 17,2” (L*W*H)
X axis effective cutting size 8’
Y axis effective cutting size 11'
Guide Rail Width 13.5”
Cutting Speed 0- 236in/min
Flame Cutting Thickness .25”-6” (optional)
Plasma Cutting Thickness .030” - .75” （Depends on plasma power source amperage）
Net Weight 330 LBS
Gas Type Acetylene, Propane, Methane
Emergency Button Yes
Motor Enable Button Yes
Plasma Power Source
Hypertherm Powermax series, Thermadyne Cutmaster series, Lincoln
FlexCut (Machines are configured to work with specific power supplies
which will need to be identified at the time of purchase)
2.4 Usage of this Manual
This Manual is only intended to be used for the safety warnings, basic parameters, and usage of the
Steelmax Shape Runner 3200 HD.
For the plasma power source, please refer to the Operator Manual of Plasma Power Source.
For the programing software, please refer to the FastCAM Manual.
Notice:
1) If there something is unclear, please call the dealer or Steelmax.
2) If the machine is not operating correctly, please call Steelmax at 303-690-9146.
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Chapter 3 Installation
3.1 Open Packages
After receiving the cargo, please open and check the items. If the cargo is not right, please contact
Steelmax.
3.2 Longitudinal Rails Assembly (Y Axis)
1. Take the frame constituted by the two longitudinal rails
2. Take the two transversal beams
3. Slide the captive nuts to the place where the transversal beam will be installed on the rail.
4. See pictures below
5. Put one transversal beam in place, insert four M8 screws through the beam into the captive nuts
and torque them. See picture below.
Transversal beam nuts Longitudinal Rails Frame Assembled
3.3 Central Unit Installation
1. Hold the Central Unit Front Panel and fit the guiding blocks onto the two rails.
2. Push the guiding blocks on the rails carefully.
3. Put the Central Unit on the rails carefully
4. Slide on carefully
5. Slowly move the Central Unit forward until it is riding on both sets of bearing blocks.
6. Install the supplied stops at each end of the Y- Axis
M8 Captive nuts
rails Base frame M8
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3.4 Cross Beam Assembly Installation (X Axis)
1. Handle the cross-beam assembly with care to avoid any damage.
2. Hold the cross beam parallel to the floor and perpendicular to the heat shield. Notice the rack
direction must match with the notch of the central unit.
3. Insert the cross beam into the central Unit, advance slowly, making sure the rack of cross beam
matches with the gear of the central unit.
3.5 Gas Pipe Connection (If Flame Cutting)
1. Install the oxygen pipe and gas pipe on the gas inlet interface of cross beam.
2. Turn off all the gas valves, check if gas leak, if there is gas leak, re-fasten all the gas pipes until
it is sealed.
3.6 Portable CNC Plasma Cutting Machine Installation
(The example is Shape Runner 2150 and Thermadyne Cutmaster A120 plasma power source).
1. Longitudinal Rails Assembly installation refers to 3.2,
2. Central Unit installation refers to 3.3,
3. Cross Beam and Central Unit Installation refers to 3.4,
4. Fix plasma torch (with torch cable) on the torch holder.
5. Plasma Power Source connection refers to Plasma Power Source Operator Manual.
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3.7 Cable Connection
Portable Flame/Plasma Cutting Machine Cables Connection
Plasma power source and central unit Ohmic sense lead
Communication cable
Power supply Power supply socket
Plasma power source and central
unit communication cable 6p
Initial position
cable 2p
Magnetic valve, motorized
torch lifter cable 4p
To central unit 6p
To plasma power source To central unit 2p
To plasma
torch
To work table
（Black）
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Ohmic Shield cap Cutting table (material) Cross beam end Plasma power end
2P to IHS Cutting table end
1 Shield cap
2 Cutting table (material)
4P to Torch Cross beam end 4P socket
1 1 Motor
2 2 Motor
3 3 Magnetic valve
4 4 Magnetic valve
6P to Plasma Plasma power end 14P socket
1 3 START+
2 4 START-
3 6 ARC+
4 5 ARC-
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Chapter 4 Control Panel and Function
4.1 Control Panel
Notice: This picture shows Shape Runner 3200 HD control panel. It has Emergency Stop, Motor On /
Off, Run keys.
Central Unit Control Panel
E-STOP (Emergency stop): When the machine has emergency malfunction, press this button to cut off
the motor power supply. The machine must be powered on with the e-stop button in the non-depressed
condition. The machine will fault if it is powered on with the e-stop pressed.
Motor ON/Off: This is used for manually moving the central unit or the cross beam. When manually
moving the central unit or cross beam, turn it off, when driving the machine with the motors, turn it on.
RUN (motors on): When there is power to the motors the light will be on.
Input keys
Display Screen display
Function Keys
Start
Stop
Software
update USB socket
E-Stop
Motor
On / Off
Run
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4.2 CNC System Function
This system has a high degree of reliability as well as good resistance to high frequency
interference while plasma cutting.
Kerf compensation
Breakpoint restoration, automatic power-back recovery and automatic breakpoint memory
Random section and piercing point selection
Optional piercing position feature in mode of RETURN, SECTION (section selection) and
RESBREK (breakpoint restoration)
Shape library of 24-type patterns, extensible and customizable, including the common machining
parts
Dynamic graphic display, 8-times zoom, and USB compatibility
System operation displayed in step by step.
4.3 CNC System Technical Specification
Processor: Industrial ARM7 CPU
Display: 7" Color LCD
Input/output: 13 channels of optical isolation input and 8 channels of optical isolation output
Interlocked axles: 2 axles;
Pulse equivalency: variable, electronic gear numerator and optional denominator in the range from 1 to
65535.
Memory space: 32-64MB memory capacity for user program and no restriction to machining program
Operation temperature: 0 to +40℃; storage temperature: -40 to +60℃
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4.4 Function Keys
If a function is invoked in the main menu window, the corresponding sub-window menu will pop up. Press
[F1] to [ F7] to select the corresponding function according to window prompt. Press ［ESC ］to abandon
the selection and return to the upper level of menu.
[[F1] AUTO: Programmed control of automatic machining;
[F2] MAN: To manually control the position of cutting torch;
[F3] EDIT: To edit/modify/input/output the machining program;
[F4] SETUP: To set system parameters;
[F5] DIAGNOSE: To check the input/output information of cutting machine;
[F6] LIBRARY: Preprogrammed shapes and nesting features.
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4.5 Order Keys
Program
input keys
Process
control keys
Torch control
keys under
manual mode
Start & Stop
keys
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Order Keys Description
Order Keys Usage
Start running.
Stop /pause running.
Move torch right（+X）
Move torch left（－X）
Move torch forward（+Y）
Move torch backward（－Y）
Regulate torch running speed (cutting speed), the torch running speed will
increase
Regulate torch running speed (cutting speed), the torch running speed will
decrease
Plasma Arc Ignition
Cutting Sequence restart
For insert function under Edit.
Rise display brightness.
For delete under Edit.
Reduce display brightness.
Page up under program.
If equip motorized torch lifter, control torch rising.
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Page down under program.
If equip motorized torch lifter, control torch down.
Enter.
Space.
Input G code under program.
Input X axis coordinate under program.
Input Y axis coordinate under program.
Change running speed under program.
Input numbers.
Software upgrade.
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Chapter 5 Operation
Main steps for operating the Portable CNC Cutting Machine (Additional Steps for Oxy- Fuel
cutting highlighted in Yellow)
Use AutoCAD to draw and load the DWG/DXF
files into FastCAM, use FastCAM to nest and
transfer the files into TXT files
Use USB key to load the TXT file into
the CNC Cutting Machine
Load the file, preview it, set the
cutting speed, preheat time, kerf and
suitable nozzles
Turn on preheat valve manually and
ignite
Turn on the cutting oxygen magnetic
valve, regulate cutting flame line, turn
it off
Move the torch to the initial cutting
place on the steel plate
Press green Start button and begin
cutting
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5.1 Main Menu
After turning on the machine, the LCD screen will display as picture below: (Picture 25)
Main menu
[F1] AUTO: Programmed control of automatic machining
[F2] MAN: Manually control the position of cutting nozzle
[F3] EDIT: Edit/modify/input/output the machining program
[F4] SETUP: Set system parameters
[F5] DIAGNOSE: Used to check the input/output information of cutting machine
[F6] LIBRARY: Catalog of Preprogrammed shapes
Main Menu
Function keys
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5.2 Auto Mode Function Description
Under main menu, press 【F1】into AUTO function
Oxy- Fuel Cutting Mode
Plasma Cutting Mode
5.2.1 Speed
In automatic mode, at the top left corner of the screen, it shows F× (multiplying factor of automatic
machining speed) = set machining speed.
In manual mode, at the top left corner of the screen, it shows F× (multiplying factor of manual speed)
=manual speed.
Input/output
indication
Machining
parameter
indication
Work mode
Program name
Shape
Display
Space
Coordinates
Function Keys
Heavy-Current
Control Output
Active speed
multiplying
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