Free Lifetime Technical Support

Manufactured by:
Torchmate, Inc.

Torchmate Distribution Center

280 South Rock Blvd., Suite 150
Reno, NV 89502

International Calls: (775) 673-2200

Toll Free: (866) 571-1066
South American Branch: 57 (1) 5669006
Email: sales@torchmate.coma

Hours of Operation: 7:30am - 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time

 At Home, on the Road, or in the Shop

Wherever the job, Torchmate has the

CNC solution for your needs.

For your home garage

Torchmate offers easy assembly bolt together tables.
The bolt together feature allows the home hobbyist to
enjoy the ease of CNC technology with the comfort of
portability. Bolt together tables can be broken down
in no time and moved as needed. Torchmate’s
affordability, quality, service and commitment will
lend you a lifetime of quality cuts and technical
support that is second to none.

If you are always on the road the

Torchmate CNC Prototyping system is portable,
versatile, and easy to use. The time has come that
CNC technology can travel with you. This small
mobile system is designed as a multi-use platform to
handle secondary tooling for plasma cutting, routing,
drilling, engraving, or milling.

The Torchmate X for industrial

applications is a turn-key system delivered to you
ready to handle heavy-duty use with power, speed,
and accuracy. With your choice of a water table or
downdraft system, the Torchmate X is a full-scale
industrial grade production machine. Welded together
with our 6-axis industrial welding robot, the
Torchmate X boasts of technology found in machines
costing 3 times more.

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Small shop owners,
metal art enthusiasts,
off-road vehicle
builders, construction
companies, industrial
manufacturers, and
technical schools don’t
have to go without the
latest in CNC cutting
technology.
And now, you can
choose the Torchmate
CNC Cutting System
that’s right for you at
www.Torchmate.com.
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The Torchmate
Guarantee
All Torchmate CNC Cutting Systems feature heavy duty
construction, a precision motion system, a reliable drive
system and electronics, and easy to use software. With
systems available as a turn-key fully constructed, fully
tested industrial grade machines to systems available as a
gantry kits to diy kits to bolt together tables to our latest
portable systems, Torchmate has the CNC system to fit your
needs and your budget now more than ever before.
Our systems are backed by our unlimited free phone and
web technical support for the life of your ownership. We will
personally guide you through building and operating your
machine.
Thousands of customers around the globe have enjoyed the
affordability, quality, service, and
commitment of the Torchmate name. As a leader in
the industry, Torchmate has more options and accessories
than any other CNC cutting table manufacturer on the
market.
“Best system money can buy.”
Casey Huskey | Metal Headz LLC
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Torchmate 2x2 and 2x4 Torchmate X Industrial Turn-Key

Portable CNC Systems System or Gantry Kit

These portable, Available as a water

versatile, easy to use table or downdraft
systems feature a system, these
generic mounting plate powerhouses are
to accept your chosen welded together with a
tool holder. The 6-axis welding robot
Torchmate 2x2 or 2x4 is offering water tight reliability.
ideal for your home
shop or on the road.

Torchmate 3 Bolt Together Table or Torchmate 2 Gantry Kit or Bolt Together

Gantry Kit Table

The Torchmate 3 model These economic CNC

features easy assembly solutions offer small
and a drop-rail forklift and large shop sizing
feature for ease of along side durability,
loading and unloading precision, and easy
materials to be cut. assembly.

Torchmate 1 DIY Kit Routermate Gantry Kit or Bolt Together

Designed with the sole
Do-it-yourself kits are a purpose of routing in
welder’s cost-saving mind, the Routermate
solution to benefiting offers adjustable table
from the CNC process height and a rigid
without sacrificing gantry cabable of up to
precision and efficiency. 400 lbs of down
pressure

Why Torchmate?

Affordability Quality Service Commitment

Torchmate offers Our success hinges on Our Torchmate CNC Torchmate CNC Cutting
economical gantry kits, your success. We only cutting systems come Systems has been
bolt together CNC offer products to the with service and support bringing affordable CNC
machines as well as turn- public after hundreds of that is second to none. plasma cutting tables and
key ready machines. With hours of experimentation, Torchmate sets the bar other automation
so many options we have construction of when it comes to the level solutions to
made sure there is a prototypes, and detailed of service and support manufacturers worldwide
budget-friendly CNC modifications. you should expect from a for over 30 years
solution for even the machine manufacturer.
smallest home shop.

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 Torchmate X 4

"I want to compliment you on

your staff's terrific customer
service & genuine desire to help.
It has been a pleasure doing
business with the company."
Bob Miller | New Customer

Torchmate X Water or Downdraft

Systems are available with either stepper or servo motors and can be coupled with any
automated plasma system including high definition systems. This model is welded out of 3/16” steel
with our 6-axis industrial welding robot ensuring a water tight seal. Our water tables use a two
chambered system that allows the water level to be adjusted on the fly with air pressure. A down draft
option is available for customers cutting primarily aluminum or those that simply can’t use water. The
down draft table features slide out drawers for easy cleaning and zoned suction to allow for efficient
blower utilization. The Torchmate X is built to take the abuse of a full time production schedule. The
entire system is built to order at our facility in Reno, Nevada with complete in-house testing prior to
shipment on fully assembled machines.
Machine Size:  5’x10’ up to 12’x60’ (93”x151” footprint on a 5’x10’ capacity)
 Gantry units available in lengths from 5’ up to 12’
Table Type:  Gantry Kit or Turn-Key Machine
Construction:  Robotic welded steel frame
 Steel gantry with dual x-axis drive
Electronics / Motion  Two X-axis 380 oz. in. stepper motors or two 152 oz. in. servo motors
System  One Y-axis 380 oz. in. stepper motor or one 152 oz. in. servo motor
 8 amp micro stepping or servo drives
User Controls  PC based control software with USB interface
Weight  Approximately 4500 lbs for a 5’x10’ system
Input Power  15 amp / 110 volt for controls (220 volt models available for outside the U.S.)
Cutting Capacity  2”+ thick plate (Up to 13 in. thick – tool dependent)
Drive System  Rack and Pinion on both axes with 10:1 low backlash gearbox reduction
Traverse Speed  Up to 1500 ipm
Cut Speed  Up to 500 ipm
Machine Resolution  Approximately .0004”

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5 Torchmate 3

"We are pleased with your machine

and your support and highly
recommend Torchmate equipment as
an excellent addition to any machine
or fabrication shop."
Deanne Weier | PDJ Cutting and
Fabricating

Torchmate 3 Systems feature our exclusive heavy duty extruded

aluminum frame and gantry, drop rail forklift loading feature, dual X axis motors, and a new gearbox
system that greatly reduces backlash, transfers more torque, is more durable, and provides greater
accuracy than a belt drive system. The X axis (long axis) is guided by precision industrial bearings
riding on ground steel rails. The Y axis (short axis) consists of a precision linear motion multi-rail,
supporting a roller cassette with eight 1” diameter needle bearing rollers at right angles to one-another
for added repeatability. The rollers are calibrated to grip 4 hardened and ground rails with zero
clearance. Load capacity is an amazing 4,518 lbs. The massive extruded aluminum frame is diagonally
gusseted for its full length. This gives the rigidity of steel with less weight. With 1900 oz. in. torque on
the Y axis and 1800 oz. in. on the X axis, the Torchmate 3 can be supplied with cutting capacities up to
10’ x 40’. The Torchmate 3 is available in bolt together form or as a gantry kit.

Machine Size:  4’x4’ up to 10’x40’ (4’x8’ machine leaves a 80”x132” footprint)

Table Type:  Gantry Kit or Bolt Together Machine
Construction:  Y-axis industrial linear motion multi-rail, supporting a roller cassette with 8 1”
needle bearing rollers
 X-axis has eight 1” diameter hardened needle bearing cam followers riding on
hardened and ground steel rails
 Rail height 41” and 33”
Electronics / Motion  8 amp micro-stepping stepper motors
System  8 amp optically encoded servo motors available
 Two X-axis drive and motor and one Y-axis drive and motor
 380 oz./in. motors
User Controls  PC based control software with USB interface
Weight  Approximately 450 lbs for a 4’x8’ system
Input Power  15 amp / 110 volt for controls (220 volt models available for outside the U.S.)
Cutting Capacity  2”+ thick plate (Up to 13 in. thick – tool dependent)
Drive System  Dual rack and pinion with 5:1 low backlash gearbox reduction
 10:1 low backlash gearbox reduction with servo motors
Traverse Speed  Up to 300 ipm with stepper motors (Up to 1500 ipm with servo motors)
Cut Speed  Up to 150 ipm with stepper motors (Up to 500 ipm with servo motors)
Machine Resolution  Approximately .0015” with stepper motors (Approximately .0004” with servo
motors)

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"It has replaced many tools I used to rely on

including a horizontal band saw, hole saws,
a vertical band saw and whole box of other
tools. It does everything I expected it to,
plus a 1000 other things I hadn't even
imagined."
Fred Nelson | Fred Nelson Fabrication

Torchmate 2 Systems are our mid-line machines. The Torchmate 2

features a heavy-duty extruded aluminum frame and gantry. The X axis (long axis) is guided by precision
industrial bearings riding on precision ground steel rails. The difference between the Torchmate 2 and
the Torchmate 3 lies in the table design and the drivetrain. The Torchmate Two supports the material
between the x axis rails and is best loaded by hand or overhead crane rather than forklift. Since the X
axis rails are level with each other, we are able to use a less complicated drivetrain. Its X axis uses one
motor and driveshaft. This permits us to propel both sides equally, thus eliminating backlash. The
Torchmate 2 is also available as a gantry kit with capacities up to 6’x40’. Kit includes the full gantry
except for the driveshaft, which you fabricate from 3/4” cold roll round bar.
Machine Size:  4’x4’ up to 6’x40’ (4’x8’ machine leaves a 80”x132” footprint)
Table Type:  Gantry Kit or Bolt Together Machine
Construction:  Heavy reinforced extruded aluminum
 Y-axis industrial linear motion roller cassette and rail system
 X-axis has eight 1” diameter hardened needle bearing cam followers riding on
hardened and ground steel rails
 Rail height 36”
Electronics / Motion  8 amp micro-stepping stepper motors
System  8 amp optically encoded servo motors available
 One X-axis drive and motor and one Y-axis drive and motor
 380 oz./in. motors
User Controls  PC based control software with USB interface
Weight  Approximately 350 lbs for a 4’x8’ system
Input Power  15 amp / 110 volt for controls (220 volt models available for outside the U.S.)
Cutting Capacity  2”+ thick plate (Up to 13 in. thick – tool dependent)
Drive System  Dual rack and pinion (Belt reduction rack and pinion drive)
Traverse Speed  Up to 300 ipm with stepper motors (Up to 1500 ipm with servo motors)
Cut Speed  Up to 150 ipm with stepper motors (Up to 500 ipm with servo motors)
Machine Resolution  Approximately .0015” with stepper motors (Approximately .0004” with servo
motors)
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"Thanks to my Torchmate CNC plasma table,

my business has taken off! My machine has
already paid for itself..."
Glen Porter | U S Metal Cutting

Torchmate 1 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Kits allow

those on a tight budget to benefit from the advantages of CNC technology. You are essentially
exchanging your labor for big savings. Your Torchmate 1 kit will include plans, software, electronics,
brackets, timing pulleys and belts, gearing, needle bearing cam followers and hardware for the project.
You fabricate the entire machine from locally purchased steel tubing and cold roll bar according to the
plans we provide in your kit. Torchmate 1 kits include driver software and 2 axis, 8 amp 380 oz.
in. electronics. Additional accessories can be added as your budget permits.
Machine Size:  4’x4’ up to 6’x40’ (4’x8’ machine leaves a 80”x132” footprint)
Table Type:  Do-it-yourself kit
Construction:  Customer provided locally purchased steel
Electronics / Motion  8 amp Micro-stepping stepper motors
System  One X-axis drive and motor and one Y-axis drive and motor
 380 oz./in. motors
User Controls  PC based control software with USB interface
Weight  Approximately 350 lbs for a 4’x8’ system
Input Power  15 amp / 110 volt for controls (220 volt models available for outside the U.S.)
Cutting Capacity  2”+ thick plate (Up to 13 in. thick – tool dependent)
Drive System  Dual rack and pinion (Belt reduction rack and pinion drive)
Traverse Speed  Up to 300 ipm with stepper motors
Cut Speed  Up to 150 ipm with stepper motors
Machine Resolution  Approximately .0015” with stepper motors

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"I love my 2x2! Thank you for putting a

tool like this within reach of a small shop."
Curt Kemper | Happy 2x2 Owner

Torchmate 2x2 Portable Systems were designed

with the small shop owner or home hobbyist in mind. These mobile, lightweight units feature 2 X-axis
drives and motors, 1 Y-axis drive and motor, 264 oz. in. motors, a relay to turn on and off your plasma
torch or other closed circuit tool, and a multi-use platform to which you may mount secondary tooling. It
is designed to bring CNC Plasma Cutting, CNC Routing, CNC Drilling, CNC Milling and CNC Engraving to
you in one tight little package. Torchmate 2x2 systems have revolutionized the CNC industry and can
be found in home garages, schools, and small fabrication shops across the United States. Also
available, among many accessories, is the compact Torchmate 2x2 water table custom designed to fit
your Torchmate 2x2 to decrease dust and debris from the plasma cutting process. In the basic unit we
have included only what is required to operate the system and allowed you to personalize each and
every one to fit your needs.

Machine Size:  36.205” x 36.705” footprint

Table Type:  Portable table top
Construction:  5 piece fabricated steel construction
 26 sealed ball bearings for linear motion
Electronics / Motion  2.5 amp half-stepping stepper motors
System  Two X-axis drive and motors and one Y-axis drive and motor
 264 oz./in. motors
User Controls  PC based control software with USB interface
Weight  Approximately 100 lbs
Input Power  15 amp / 110 volt for controls (220 volt models available for outside the U.S.)
Cutting Capacity  2”+ thick plate (Up to 13 in. thick – tool dependent)
Drive System  Anti-backlash screw drive
Traverse Speed  Up to 200 ipm
Cut Speed  Up to 150 ipm
Machine Resolution  Approximately .0006

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9 Torchmate 2x4

"The Torchmate machine is like having

your own A.T.M. machine you put material
on it and pull the cash off it. The
Torchmate machine has allowed me to
work for myself and control my destiny..."
Eric Koehler | Angstrom Shop

Torchmate 2x4 Portable Systems offer a path to

growing your table as your needs require. Torchmate presents yet another opportunity for the small
shop owner and home hobbyist to take advantage of the latest in CNC technology for a low affordable
price. In addition to its 2 X-axis drives and motors, 1 Y-axis drive and motor, a relay to turn on and off
your plasma torch or other closed circuit tool, and a multi-use platform to which you may mount
secondary tooling, this 2’x4’ unit features more powerful motors and twice the size as our smallest
portable unit. For those customers that have already purchased the 2’x2’ system, Torchmate offers a
simple low cost upgrade opportunity which will cost no more than if you bought the 2’x4’ unit from the
start. Give our sales specialists a call to discuss your upgrade solution.

Machine Size:  36.205” x 60.705” footprint

Table Type:  Portable table top
Construction:  5 piece fabricated steel construction
 26 sealed ball bearings for linear motion
Electronics / Motion  2.5 amp half-stepping stepper motors
System  Two X-axis drive and motors and one Y-axis drive and motor
 380 oz./in. motors
User Controls  PC based control software with USB interface
Weight  Approximately 150 lbs
Input Power  15 amp / 110 volt for controls (220 volt models available for outside the U.S.)
Cutting Capacity  2”+ thick plate (Up to 13 in. thick – tool dependent)
Drive System  Anti-backlash screw drive
Traverse Speed  Up to 300 ipm
Cut Speed  Up to 150 ipm
Machine Resolution  Approximately .0006

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Having more Options and Accessories than any other CNC

cutting table manufacturer on the market allows us to personalize each machine for each customer based on
his or her production requirements. Whether you choose to incorporate a plasma cutter, router, water jet,
engraver, glue gun or any other tool, you can count on your Torchmate CNC System to deliver the highest
precision and repeatability on the market.

Do you produce a large

amount of intricate parts that
need labeling? Need to
make sure the guy ‘in the
field’ knows how to assemble
them? If so, the Plate
Marking Attachment can be
a lifesaver. This pneumatic
tool allows you to mark part
numbers, serial numbers,
arrows, etc on to your parts
before you cut them. Click
2’x2’ Water Table custom made for your here for a video of the plate
Torchmate 2’x2’ CNC Prototyping System marker.

Our Arc Voltage Height Control (AVHC) maintains the proper

torch tip to work distance by monitoring arc voltage, which
changes with the distance from the work.

Tip-to-work interval for monitoring is adjustable. The unit also

raises the torch approximately 3” while moving between cuts to
avoid collision with tip-ups (fully cut parts that have not fallen out
of the plate, but have tipped up from the material).

The third important feature of our height control is the ability to

pierce the material at a greater height. This greatly extends the
life of your consumables and decreases operating costs.

Some manufacturers are vague about what their height control

is. Some are a lot less ‘automatic’ than others. Insist on seeing
clear, understandable photos of exactly what you are getting.
The less they tell you about it, the less you are probably getting.

"Since owning the Torchmate we have almost

doubled our turnover…”
Colin Harris | Express Sheet Metal

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Torchmate machines can be used to cut vinyl

stickers and signs. Using a special spring loaded
Vinyl Drag Knife Bit a Torchmate machine can
cut images, logos, or anything you can draw
without cutting through the backing of the vinyl.
Click here for a demo.

We have the best pricing on tips, electrodes,
shield cups, start cartridges and other
consumables. Go to www.TorchmateStore.com
for ordering information. If you don’t see what you
need, give us a call - we carry it all!
Need to cut thick steel without any bevel? Using an Oxy Fuel
Setup on a Torchmate table allows even the thickest plates to
be cut with the precision of CNC. Torchmate offers an easy to
use automated timing system to preheat, pierce, and cut every
shape possible.
Victor or Harris three hose machine torches are available.
Includes machine torch with two tips, three hoses, two oxygen
regulators, and one acetylene regulator.

Torchmate Tube Cutting Attachment

enables you to perform complex
operations on round tube ranging from
1/2” to 8” in diameter. You can perform
saddle cuts in the sides of tubing, fish
mouth cuts on the ends, slots, etc. The
tube cutter utilizes an adjustable chuck
to securely grip the tube. Available for all
Torchmate CNC tables. The tube cutting
attachment can be used in either the X "The possibilities this equipment has opened for
or Y axis and can be used with plasma, me is impossible to convey! I now ship to
oxy cutting, or the plate marker. Click customers all over the country."
here to watch demo. Thomas Derton | Creative Metal Arts

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Available for use on any Torchmate 2 or 3 system, our Probe

Sensor gives your machine full 3D prototyping capability. Put
any sample shape or piece on your table, set the distance
between passes and probe offset and walk away. Your system
will recreate just about any part and the code to cut as many
duplicates of it as you need. It is especially helpful when trying
to recreate a complicated 3-D shape.

Our Cable Carrier Kits

securely and safely route
all cables. Constructed of
tough, weather and grit
resistant polymers, they
combine great fexibility
when curved in one
direction, and rigidity
against being curved in
the other. The links can be
separated at any point in
the chain, making exact
sizing easy. Cable carrier
with separate channels is
available to help you isolate
your plasma torch cable
from your electronics cables. Cable carriers come with lengths
for both X and Y axes.

We carry a wide range of

competitively priced Thermal
Our optional Automated Z Axis upgrade includes Dynamics and Hypertherm
additional Z axis circuitry, a physical third axis and Plasma Cutters. Ask your
Bob CAD 3-D software, permitting sign making, salesperson for pricing.
raised 3-D images, etc., with your router.
Many routers vary in diameter and shape - we
stock a 3.5” and 2.75” shaft collar and mount which "We can now make a part in
fits most 2.25hp routers. about 10 minutes, which
Common applications for the Automated Z Axis used to take an employee all
include: routing, drilling, engraving, spray day."
applications, and probe sensing for prototyping. Mike Shaffer | Shaffers
For heavy duty routing specific applications a Offroad
variable speed spindle is available.

Torchmate’s Precision Ground Rails are standard on our bolt together tables and offered
as an option for our kit customers. A cnc cutting machine can only be as accurate as the
rails which support and guide it. Like manufacturers of commercial machines costing
$100,000 and up we use precision ground steel rails. Many inexpensive machines on the
market often use low cost construction grade materials as guide surfaces, like steel tubing
or aluminum extrusions. More precise guide surfaces are required when cutting to exacting
dimensions, or when producing large shapes with sides that must mate with each other
precisely for their whole length. Ground steel rails are a must when absolute precision is
required. We contracted with one of the world’s best manufacturers of machine tool ways
and rails to produce our precision ground X axis rails. They start out oversized by 1/8” in
both dimensions. They are then Blanchard ground to within .002” or less of absolute
straightness in both dimensions.

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Need to jog,
zero, or start
your machine
without being in
front of the
computer? The
Remote
Pendant allows
this and other
basic machine
functions of a
Torchmate CNC
table to be done
on a control pad
while away from
the computer. Pendant uses a USB port to connect to the software.

The Laser Crosshairs accessory is a simple

attachment that allows the center of a torch to
be located on plate. This allows "I am proud to be a
quick setup before cutting and the security Torchmate owner."
of knowing where your torch is without having Rusty McKnight |
to place the tip on the material. Crocket County
High School

Need help streamlining plasma production? Have a large staff in

need of training? Want to perfect cut quality? Our experienced
technical support staff is available for Onsite Consulting to visit
your location and train you and your staff on these topics and
more. Over the course of two or more days our technicians will
evaluate your needs and current setup to create a custom
program to maximize the utility of your Torchmate CNC
machine.Training may also be scheduled for half day, full day,
or multiple days at the Torchmate facility in Reno, Nevada.
Contact our sales department today to find out how one of our
Torchmate technicians can help you get the most out of your
CNC machine.

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products and accessories, discounts,
featured product videos, and shop news.

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