A Small Cnc Router

[robertmeco]

  On 5/30/2014 at 11:50 PM, St8LineGunsmith said:

You are telling that to a master welder/fitter

I know how a laser cutter works I used to work for a laser cutting company. the metal parts can be handled immediately after the part is cut and it also cuts very fast

I also know that a laser cutter can cut very thick pieces of mild steel but will only cut aluminum 1/4" thick the laser also needs a shielding gas (perferrably argon) to cut the material no gas no cut

  On 5/30/2014 at 11:50 PM, St8LineGunsmith said:

You are telling that to a master welder/fitter

I know how a laser cutter works I used to work for a laser cutting company. the metal parts can be handled immediately after the part is cut and it also cuts very fast

I also know that a laser cutter can cut very thick pieces of mild steel but will only cut aluminum 1/4" thick the laser also needs a shielding gas (perferrably argon) to cut the material no gas no cut

I think you are talking about a plasma cutter

[St8LineGunsmith]

No it is definately a laser cutter a big CNC laser cutter.

we used to have hand held plasma cutter here in the garage some where.

[robertmeco]

  On 5/31/2014 at 3:53 PM, St8LineGunsmith said:

No it is definately a laser cutter a big CNC laser cutter.

we used to have hand held plasma cutter here in the garage some where.

Sorry my mistake.

[St8LineGunsmith]

here is a web page that explains the cutting process of metals with a laser cutter. http://www.rofin.com/en/applications/laser_cutting/cutting_processes/

Edited May 31, 2014 by St8LineGunsmith

[VanDutch]

I am also looking at a Laser and tomorrow I will be having some test pieces done to evaluate the finish quality etc. Will post some results.

[PEU]

I use my DIY CNC router for sheats every now and then:

Pablo

[WillAdams]

For those who already have a 3D printer (or a CNC and a fair bit of technical acumen) there's a 2W laser on Indiegogo for ~$220 now which will cut leather or wood up to 3/16" thick.