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Old 4 Weeks Ago   #11 (permalink)
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Ah, I was just about to submit another project for class to get cut, and I checked out the materials page for the Laser Cutter and it says no metals, PVC, or foam board. Back to the drawing board I guess.
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Ah, I was just about to submit another project for class to get cut, and I checked out the materials page for the Laser Cutter and it says no metals, PVC, or foam board. Back to the drawing board I guess.
What's it good for then?
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What's it good for then?
Paper. It makes awesome cuts in paper.


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Paper and wood - lots of ply and balsa, most likely.

That's what I was wondering ever since you started this thread. Metal cutting requires a LOT of power - 500W plus, and MASSIVE power supply (they are very inefficient)..
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500W? you mean 5kW right? Probably more like 50kW.

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This is why I own 2 waterjets and no lasers. With pretty much anything other than metal, a laser will reduce structural integrity or just not be able to cut it.
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This is why I own 2 waterjets and no lasers. With pretty much anything other than metal, a laser will reduce structural integrity or just not be able to cut it.
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What's it good for then?
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you need a special expensive kind of laser cutter to go through metal, because it needs to fill the inside up with an inert gas so it doesnt react with the heat and air and burn. (or at least thats what i was told)
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