Looks fairly equal to a cut done on the 3000 watt laser we have. The half inch he showed looked fairly typical for inch or inch and a quarter on the 10,000 watt one. It's pretty good bang for his buck because both of those machines are like a million dollars. Granted, we process it in 4x10 sheets and are probably more precise but still.
@@kugelblitz1557 Yeah, I currently run a 3KW Amada Ensis and that half inch cut is comparable to ours without water-assist. Back in '95 I started on a Mitsubishi with a 1600W resonator and .500 plate was slow going haha! I bet your 10KW is fun!
@@RollinTwentySix is the Ensis the one that has the punch? We have an Amada too and there've been some issues trying to make hinges on 16ga with the punch where they don't fully fold over on the left side of the sheet. The 10KW is lots of fun when we use it but most of the work goes to the 3kw or the Amada laser/punch. I'm just a paid intern at the moment being moved around between lasers and the machine shop 😂
With this specific laser, you won't have to worry about going blind. That's because you'll have much more serious problems than that, like burn-induced brain injury. /s
I wear a mask and goggles when i use the laser. Usually i wheel it outside too if im going to be cutting a lot. Trust me i don't want to be breathing atomized metal vapor!
I ran open CO2 lasers for over 25 years, only saw 1 accident happen when a guy loved his hairspray too much ran his alum cut too fast. Fiber lasers tho - enclose that asap!
I really want a laser cutter, but it’s not really in my budget right now (I’m still 15) but my uncles got a big workshop with woodworking, welding, automotive etc set up and I go out there every week
Pro tip: Get permission to spend your summer at his shop and make a robot. Edit: Also wear hearing protection and glasses. Doing this now help you learn and apply later. Valuable experience if you want to work at SpaceX or anywhere else
Nice, I've been a CNC Laser Operator/Programmer for nearly 30 years. I dig your setup! Your cut aint bad for oxygen, but you need some parameter-tuning for thin sheet, IMHO. Nitrogen works much better for thin decorative cuts.
The thin stuff was just air! There’s dross on the back though, I don’t think I can avoid that using air. Using oxygen is the best though because you only need a few PSI so it lasts forever, and the cut is so clean. Nitrogen would get pretty expensive! Def need some more tuning though 👍
Bro he's using laser rig that's not designed for that type of heat and you're not even going in on that fact nor are you pointing out how none of the thicker cuts were that good cause the frame where he said its held by friction shows. That was bum cut and my shop would have you redo it.
designed for that type of heat.. what? If you read above you would see I'm using air to cut the thin stuff, an experienced laser tech would understand that combined with a super thin kerf would make dross under the cut. The thick cuts in the beginning were using oxygen and were perfect.
@@TheBackyardScientist The dross buildup on your thin cuts is due to the combination of your nozzle choice along with the frequency and duty settings (parameters). I'm just saying they could use some adjustment. Air-assisted mild steel cutting is only slightly more difficult to get a clean edge in the end.
@@dominiquepopinski4675 LOL I think you're on the ultrcrepidarian side when it comes to discussion about lasers. I was just pointing out one cut on thin plate that contained dross. I'm sure he knows what he's actually doing, I was only suggesting nitrogen for those decorative thin cuts.
