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a business "friend" of mine is interested in the possibility of adding a laser to an machine he uses working with Neoprene.
the material is 0.500" thick nominally and passes through the machine at 88 fmp (feet per minute).
there is a need to insert a cutter to cut the Neoprene to size, think of a long belt, and seeing my 405nM laser burn stuff he was wondering if it would be possible to add a laser to his present machine rather than going the traditional rout of using a blade which will always need sharpening and is a major rebuild to add to his current rig.
so what wave length and out put could cut through 0.500" Black Neoprene passing by at 88fpm?
and how close to the material does the laser need to be?
there is one spot on the rig where we could mount a laser with relative ease (depending on size) but it would be almost 43" from the material.
anyone know how to do the math on this one?
the material is 0.500" thick nominally and passes through the machine at 88 fmp (feet per minute).
there is a need to insert a cutter to cut the Neoprene to size, think of a long belt, and seeing my 405nM laser burn stuff he was wondering if it would be possible to add a laser to his present machine rather than going the traditional rout of using a blade which will always need sharpening and is a major rebuild to add to his current rig.
so what wave length and out put could cut through 0.500" Black Neoprene passing by at 88fpm?
and how close to the material does the laser need to be?
there is one spot on the rig where we could mount a laser with relative ease (depending on size) but it would be almost 43" from the material.
anyone know how to do the math on this one?