I would like to build my own laser cutter but am not sure how powerful I will be forced to go. I see fancy modules like this one:
Industrial 808nm 3000mw Infrared Focusable Laser Diode Module Cutter w/TTL
And I know if you pulse the diode you can get more out of it but I do not know how much I can. My goal is to have the laser feed into a fiber optic cable and focus at the very end instead of bouncing it off mirrors and having out of focus spots on large travels.
LASER FIBER >250cm BURN CNC REPRAP LASER FIBER 3D PRINTER CUTTER
Something like that can handle 300W of 808nm power and it would be a lot safer than mirrors I would think.
I would like to price out two machines with very different capabilities:
1) Cutting card stock, max thickness of a manila folder. IT would be nice if I could raster images into wood and acrylic as well.
2) Cutting wood and acrylic, 3 - 6mm (1/8 - 1/4")
I know you can get 50W CO2 laser tubes but I want to see if it is possible to do it with fiber for safety. Can you a 50W CO2 laser down a fiber without destroying it?
Industrial 808nm 3000mw Infrared Focusable Laser Diode Module Cutter w/TTL
And I know if you pulse the diode you can get more out of it but I do not know how much I can. My goal is to have the laser feed into a fiber optic cable and focus at the very end instead of bouncing it off mirrors and having out of focus spots on large travels.
LASER FIBER >250cm BURN CNC REPRAP LASER FIBER 3D PRINTER CUTTER
Something like that can handle 300W of 808nm power and it would be a lot safer than mirrors I would think.
I would like to price out two machines with very different capabilities:
1) Cutting card stock, max thickness of a manila folder. IT would be nice if I could raster images into wood and acrylic as well.
2) Cutting wood and acrylic, 3 - 6mm (1/8 - 1/4")
I know you can get 50W CO2 laser tubes but I want to see if it is possible to do it with fiber for safety. Can you a 50W CO2 laser down a fiber without destroying it?