CO2 laser vs. apple

[phenol]

*Test conditions*
Anode current: 14mA, power: 40-45W
Apple size: small to medium
Apple taste: acceptable
Burn-through time: 2 minutes or less
Fumes odor: disagreeable

 

[Zeebit]

Video please!

 

[ped]

video....VIDEOOOO

EDIT, Zeebit posted while I was writing.

 

[Zeebit]

video....VIDEOOOO

EDIT, Zeebit posted while I was writing.

:na:


This thread is worthless without...VIDS!

 

[phenol]

You guys are making my life difficult... i had to hold the vacuum cleaner hose while the thing was burnin thru to evacuate the smoke, i barely had a free hand,besides, burning takes place within the apple, there is nothing interesting going on on the outside Anyway, i'll see what i can do.

PS. This time it was an apple, next time it will be an apple device.

 

[Blord]

That is cool. Thanks for sharing us.

 

[phenol]

apple #2. this is a short time lapse video shot over the course of 2mins. frames are 1s apart.

 

[jimdt7]

Well when I first saw the title i thought you were
going to burn an !phone or so...
Cool pictures though thanks for sharing :beer:

Jim

 

[grainde]

Nice work! :beer:

 

[phenol]

co2 vs. the time smurf...

by the way, the fumes of that smell much, much worse than the apples. burning plastic is a bad idea in poorly ventilated premise, of course.

 

[Cromagnum]

Ya know, you would have much better luck shrinking the apple if you put a baseball in between the laser and the apple. Too much heat and all.


/Cheesy movie reference.

 

[phenol]

Your constructive proposal is much appreciated. In fact, i'll put a basketball in between the laser and the apple.

/cheesy comment

 

[Cyparagon]

When is your ZnSe lens arriving?

 

[RedDart]

Awesome video! Looks like the apocalypse inside that apple!

 

[phenol]

When is your ZnSe lens arriving?

I have two- one ф18, fL56mm and one ф20, FL101mm. needless to say, burning performance is spectacular, but microvulcanic eruptions of molten stuff and smoke are too much for the lens without ventilation

 

[Speedy78]

How important is the apples taste in this experiment? :crackup: Funniest thing I have seen all day.