xplodee
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- Oct 14, 2013
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- Allentown, PA
Hi All-
Looking to buy a small (24x36) professional series laser to install within our prototyping machine shop. The Boss HP series is a CO2 laser that is advertised as being able to cut up to 18g stainless steel and 20g mild steel.
I've spoken with the reps and they have mentioned that despite being able to cut steel, it doesn't necessarily cut it well and you have to play with it to get the best results.
We only want to buy one laser and most of our material will be polymers, cardboard or wood, not metal. However the ability to cut even thin metal is desirable for us for cutting shims or even thin gears that we can then laminate to full thickness, for example internal ring gears that would be too time consuming to machine.
Any expert here that could explain the pros/cons of using a CO2 laser for cutting thin ferric metals? We want to keep the investment under $20k. Would we be able to use a machine like this to cut motor laminates from lamination grade steel?
Thanks in advance,
Looking to buy a small (24x36) professional series laser to install within our prototyping machine shop. The Boss HP series is a CO2 laser that is advertised as being able to cut up to 18g stainless steel and 20g mild steel.
I've spoken with the reps and they have mentioned that despite being able to cut steel, it doesn't necessarily cut it well and you have to play with it to get the best results.
We only want to buy one laser and most of our material will be polymers, cardboard or wood, not metal. However the ability to cut even thin metal is desirable for us for cutting shims or even thin gears that we can then laminate to full thickness, for example internal ring gears that would be too time consuming to machine.
Any expert here that could explain the pros/cons of using a CO2 laser for cutting thin ferric metals? We want to keep the investment under $20k. Would we be able to use a machine like this to cut motor laminates from lamination grade steel?
Thanks in advance,