DIY 1000W Fiber Laser Cutter Part 6 (Final): Enclosure & Updates

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In part 6, I build an enclosure to contain the fumes and sparks, and give a couple updates. This is the final video in the fiber laser cutter build series for now. Stay tuned for upcoming videos about building a fiber laser engraver and converting my Super Prolight CNC mill to Masso G3 touch.
I've been working on building this DIY 1000W fiber laser cutter for the past 6 months and I've finally reached the stage where I've begun successfully making test cuts with the machine. Because I could not find any guides on the internet to help me with the build, I am going to create a series of videos sharing what I've learned during the process. Please understand that I am a novice on the subject, and that fiber lasers can be very dangerous, if you are going to build or use a laser, please do your own research and understand the safety risks!
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17 июл 2024

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@juansalgado6212 Год назад

Absolutely amazing! Fantastic work! 🤟🏼

@homemadetools Год назад

Great project. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

@tomwagemans1872 Год назад

Painting the inside of your enclosure with regular matt paint is sufficient. It will absorbe a lot off the rays. Is has to be as matt as possible, with an orange peel finish(or worse) is best.The coarser the better. (every valley in the paint stops the rays reflecting.) Color doesn't really matter for these kind of rays. Because of how close the paint is to the rays when the head is near the sides, I would opt for a heat resistant paint. You would be surprised how much heat gets reflected on aluminium. Hope this helps. Greetings from Belgium

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Thanks, that does help...I might try some textured paint for the undercarriage of vehicles.

@benjichao 9 месяцев назад

Very nice project , that's inspiring !

@PithyBikes Год назад

Great job!

@1979garret 8 месяцев назад

Well done looks great 😎😊👍

@olavogazzola2650 Год назад

VERY COOL

@user-sn2yr1hv3h 5 месяцев назад

excelente parabens .gostei muito de todos os 6 videos.

@MartinBogomolni Год назад

Looks FANTASTIC Travis! Is it ready for prime time now?

@soniclab-cnc Год назад

I so have to build one... I may have to move some machines around but I will make the space.

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Haha...I just acquired 2 new large machines for my space. I didn't know how I was going to make them fit and somehow after rearranging, my shop is even more organized...I'm not sure how that happened!

@Eric-vq9nq Год назад

You’re going to need a new project machine soon! You can definitely fit a VMC or two in there.

@ee72sp Год назад

A cheap and easy solution for bellows is to use vinyl window blinds and cut them to the right size. The aluminum tape will probably fatigue and split after some use. Awesome build, very impressive!

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Thanks, that's an interesting idea. Unfortunately, the tape has already begun to split in a couple places., so I'm going to add a layer of flexible mesh fiber tape to the outside to keep it together.

@ee72sp Год назад

@@diyfiberlaser No problem, I made some for my mill from cheap peel and stick blinds, I'm surprised at how well they work. I recommend them if you decide to swap yours out.

@rdmevX 8 месяцев назад

I'm so glad you did this. For the last few years, I was thinking of doing exactly the same thing after I noticed that I could buy CNC laser heads that plug into the laser welder. Of course I had doubts whether I could actually pull this off. So your video helps show me that this is really doable. Thanks! This brings me to my question. Have you bought the laser welding gun attachment and plan to do any laser welding? Because as far as I can tell you only need the welding gun and the wire feed mechanism and you can do laser welding.

@ScottRussell-fo5ly Год назад

Graphite is very good @ absorbing the laser radiation with little to no scattering/reflecting.

@mxracer1778 11 месяцев назад

Amazing video series, so incredibly helpful!! I purchased all of the items that you have for making this and I am getting ready to run. What I can't seem to figure out from the cut charts is the laser PWM frequency. I see that the Ruida can modulate the laser source using a 24V PWM signal, but what value do you use for this frequency in the control software when cutting and piercing? Is there a chart somewhere that you looked at to figure this out?? Thank you in advance!!

@krzysztofkozorys516 Год назад

Hello Travis. Great channel. Sub for you and best regards.👍

@pacificriggingloftinc8716 Год назад

Great Laser, what are the capabilities how thick of aluminum will it cut

@ferrariguy8278 Год назад

I'm just tuning into this interesting built. I'm definitly going to have to catch up. Have you considered trying to make a Water Jet assisted Laser Cutter? (Lower pressure than a standard water cutter, and IDK if lower laser power is needed for cutting or not). Such a machine looks to be a very interesting way of cutting very thick (including metal) materials, and reducing sparking from metal cutting.

@ARJUNDASED Год назад

There's some microjet laser tech that seems like the one you described

@ferrariguy8278 Год назад

@@ARJUNDASED Yes, I saw a few videos on tech similar to the Synova Laser MicroJet and wondered how hard it would be to create a DIY version. There are DIY waterjet cutters (using pressure washers of all things) - and this tech doesn't require pressures nearly a high as industrial water jet cutters since it is just a laser-assist. Thought I'd mention it.

@ARJUNDASED Год назад

@@ferrariguy8278 yeah would be interesting and a breakthrough for the diy fabricators

@DieselRamcharger 8 месяцев назад

get yourself a piece of honeycomb for the bed.

@antonislidorginakis7510 Год назад

how much for the 1kw fiber laser , where did you buy it from?

@paeter88 Год назад

Awesome build! Would you be willing to share: How powerful was the inline fan before installing the filter and what are the specs for the more powerful blower fan that works with the filter?

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

442 CFM > 706 CFM

@aristosuratman4783 Год назад

Do you plan to install slats to put material to cut on ? it is a must to form like spear ...

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Not at this time. I'm just going to hold the material on the edge and use micro-joints to keep parts from falling.

@vstolpner Год назад

How well does the carbon filter work for filtering out the fumes? Have you tested it at all? Would be great to see!

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Because I put the filter outside when cutting, it's hard to tell how much it's working.

@vstolpner Год назад

@@diyfiberlaser any smell or anything coming out? Particulate counter reading before and during a cut could show some indication

@roughedge-machineworks 7 месяцев назад

May i ask what nozzle size and power settings you are running to get that clean cut in the beginning? ive had issues with anything above 3mm in aluminium as well it hardly makes a dent in 4mm. :D

@diyfiberlaser 7 месяцев назад

That was 16 ga. steel, not aluminum. I tested cutting aluminum once, it was 3.3mm thick and the results were poor...it didn't cut all the way through in some sections. I've not done further testing with it, as I'm a little apprehensive about damaging the the laser source with back reflections. I should probably test it again with some thinner material.

@roughedge-machineworks 7 месяцев назад

@@diyfiberlaser ah yeah i guess 1kw is just way underpowered.. I tried with 3mm single nozzle and blasted it really just full power, also tried piercing it in 3 steps and all the weird stuff. Made hardly a dent in it. just absorbed the crap out of it :D Buuut on the other hand 8mm steel where no issues.. with a 2mm lens and a step piercing strategy so for most use cases its enough.. but i do wish i got one step larger.

@Chris-bg8mk Год назад

Maybe ditch the filter and just exhaust outside. You're still going to smell and ingest particles that are smaller than the filter pores.

@silverwaffles Год назад

How much heat is transferred to the part itself during the cuts?

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Thin stock barely gets hot at all, I can almost immediately pick it up. Thicker metal cut with O2 gets really hot, has to cool down before handling.

@wfd805 9 месяцев назад

I saw the 16 GA. carbon steel cut and am curious about how thick of carbon steel do you think this will actually cut. We use a lot of .180" thick material and this would be a great alternative to our current process (translation: time and money saver).

@diyfiberlaser 9 месяцев назад

The spec sheet says 10mm, the thickest I've cut so far is 1/4" steel plate

@wfd805 9 месяцев назад

@@diyfiberlaser thank you! This video really has me thinking...

@themakeruk392 9 месяцев назад

Any updates on this Travis? Like any downsides to your build etc? Are you happily making things with it? Cheers

@diyfiberlaser 9 месяцев назад

I used it to make a number of parts in my latest project: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k9pYQBhaYyQ.htmlsi=F_dFbaXNffaLqvbi I am very happy with it so far. No downsides really...if I had to do it again I might splurge for an autofocus head instead.

@themakeruk392 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for replying, Im due to build my one I already have all the parts well 95% of them I will start this winter @@diyfiberlaser

@diyfiberlaser 9 месяцев назад

Good luck with the build!

@radovanobal3842 Год назад

You could add a laser protection film to the enclosure windows. Not sure what the cost would be to cover that area.

@Will.k Год назад

What is the average cost of material to build?

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

See the first video in the series, I outline the costs there

@wakedabed7840 Год назад

Running on Mach3?

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

Ruida RDC6563F & RDCutist V2.0 software

@golfprocrastinator9519 Год назад

VERY clever, I just don't understand why you would go to all the extra trouble instead of taking the enclosure around the machine, wider at the base BUT also have it so it was accessible if needed. I think you over engineered it, maybe got carried away with smart ideas rather than practical ones, sorry to sound like an asshole, I think what you have done is incredible and I wish I had your skills, I'm trying. All the best.

@diyfiberlaser Год назад

That's a valid point and I considered it. I chose to go this route with extra complexity because I was trying to keep the enclosure as slim as possible...I have a small shop and lots of machines, didn't want to take up the extra space. Also, I thought it would be cleaner this way...it keeps the metal dust off the y-rails and ballscrews, and motors. Now I just need to make a bellow cover for the x-axis. Thanks for your input!

@golfprocrastinator9519 Год назад

@@diyfiberlaser DOH. Hadn't considered the metal getting on the rails.