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Post by dadatone on Feb 28, 2019 22:42:25 GMT
What is the thickest piece of hardwood can the 7w laser cut through, anyone? I'm trying to decide if I should replace my dead co2 laser with this diode laser or just purchase another co2 machine.
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Post by ttabbal on Mar 1, 2019 3:11:48 GMT
I have the smaller laser, but reading up on them the diode lasers aren't really good for cutting. They can do easy things, but think wood is not likely to work well. I do cutting with the router and use the laser for engraving and such.
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Post by dadatone on Mar 1, 2019 16:01:03 GMT
After doing a bit of research I've come to a similar conclusion about the diode lasers. Maybe I need to think a bit more about using both machines rather than just one machine to achieve a single goal. Thanks!
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Post by dadatone on Mar 1, 2019 17:01:53 GMT
I have the smaller laser, but reading up on them the diode lasers aren't really good for cutting. They can do easy things, but think wood is not likely to work well. I do cutting with the router and use the laser for engraving and such. So, how deep can you engrave with the smaller laser? When I had my co2 laser working, I would typically engrave to a depth of about 1/8". It tended to look better than just a single pass surface burn. Make sense? |
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7w laser
Mar 1, 2019 18:06:08 GMT
via mobile
Post by ttabbal on Mar 1, 2019 18:06:08 GMT
The single pass stuff is all I've done with it. I would like to try more at some point, but information about doing it was a bit scarce.
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