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.....yeahhhhh it's about time to give the 300wc a leg stretching....

well, there is a 3/4" MDF backer glued to the bottom of the slate, i was thinking of drilling holes down to that and then gluing a nut at the bottom to which i could bolt optics, etc. to. was planing on using 1 of the 3 pcs for optics bench, 1 pc as my solder station worktable and the 3rd pc as...

Wasn't sure if i should post this here or in the experimental thread but here it goes, sorry if i'm mistaken. Anyways, i have several nice lasers but totally lack an optical table of any sort, i DO however have an 8' slate pool table that i have no use for and plan to re-purpose one way or the...

Hey Gus, sorry... i totally forgot. been very busy here since the weather improved. checked today, just jumper pins 1 and 2 together. :)

mine are 20 A as well but no 1 A fuses anywhere, ext or int. i'll try to do a pinout tonight but if not, i'll get to it as soon as i can. RL is on my ass these days, barely get time for a maint burn! (speaking of which, really need to do that too!)

i just checked mine, it says 1 w as well, however, your laser has 2 extra fuses that mine lacks. tough to know... what amperage are the 4 fuses in yours?

are you sure thats a WC300? it looks more likely to be the WC1000. if it is the wc1000, i'm not 100% the pinout would be the same but you could try. i'll see if i can get some time tonight to check mine.

Lemme know if you can't find the interlock pinout, i can pop mine off and meter it out for you. 220v 30A is what i have mine on and it works beautifully. other than that, nothing else is needed for use.... until you really wanna play with it of course. lol

Alright, Great! ty! now i guess i'll just start collecting components and work my way down the beam path. it's awesome that these are fairly "one of" designs, which is what i was kinda hoping for. wish i could find one locally to look over in person but o'well. tnx for the links, will deff...

well ty Cap'n obvious. i guess i need to be more blunt, i'm looking for design ideas and layouts for these types of systems, things that have worked, things that haven't... tips and general advice. Are these custom/"home" built systems or were they mass produced? if manufactured, are there any...

tnx paul, yeah i caught a few lil aspects, which is what piqued my interest... now i wanna know every lil detail! lol

i understand this is old tech and everyone has a better way of doing things nowadays but for my own personal curiosity i'd love to find out as much as i can about these laser table designs... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cauY9dfe5E8&t=21s as much detail on builds/setups, operation, etc...

you can also look on eBay for CO2 Laser Processor components, they'll be used but cheaper. if i still worked in the field, i could prob find you some used ZnSe OC and bounce mirrors. they'd still lase but just not well enough for a clean cutting beam. Keep in mind that these HV tubes can act as...

have you ever built a laser before? most CO2 lasers in the lower powers are made from HQ glass, water cooled and very precise in the beam path. do you have any glass working exp? some CO2 use RF power others use HV, do you know how to safely work with either of these? vacuum pumps and seals must...

so has no-one done this or any combination of the above? any ideas as to the effects of these ideas? :/

ohh of course! i plan to make a nice build thread for this project. step 1, build an optical bench! lol i'll acquire parts as one does but this project may take a yr or so until i can call it complete.

Hello all! Normally i hang over in the Gas Lasers section but decided to pop on over here now that i have my SP127 HeNe and LaserPhysics whiteline laser up and running and start thinking about what projects i'd like to play with, 1st being a spirograph.... of sorts. heres my thoughts,,,, 4...

was tinkering around with this laser and just for S&Gs i put a lens in front, found the focal point and put the handle to a cheap screwdriver in it... and surprisingly enough, little wafts of smoke appeared and it was etching the handle! i'm impressed w/this beast!

"a girls best friend" my ass.....

yes, Laser Physics Reliant 300wc. they are nice, a lil loud and not bad to run in the winter at least. lol the other day was windy and chilly so the wife asked me if i wanted to play with my ArKr in the livingroom. lol