If you have already built a cnc machine of some sort this information would help you adapt it for doing laser cutting.
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Image courtesy of amada in the beginning the beam was directed through a lens via mirrors but these days fiber optics are much more common.
Sheet metal cutting requires a power density of 10 6 watts in 2 source.
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You should build a cnc router table before attempting a laser cutter.
Unlike standard grade or carbon steel aluminum and stainless steel are light reflective and heat conductive metals so it can be difficult to fabricate them using a laser cutting process.
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Mike klos laser mechanisms converting to millimeters that s 1550 watts mm 2.
The thicker the material and the greater the depth of cut the more important it is to follow these tips.
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A possible solution for laser cut aluminum and laser cut steel involves the use of a higher power setting coupled with compressed gas technology.
In the simplest terms a cnc laser cutter uses a coherent beam of light to cut material most often sheet metal but also wood diamond glass plastics and silicon.
We can help you build any kind of processing equipment or even packaging machinery.
1in 2 645mm 2 a 100 watt laser can achieve a power density of 1550 watts mm 2 in a spot size that is 0 6452mm 2 a spot size that is 0 6452mm 2 has a diameter of of 28mm or 280 micron using area pi d 2 2 280 micron.