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OK, I did misunderstand your question. However it really doesnt matter what it was originally intended for as long as its specs meet your requirements.

As far as compressors for air assist go,...

Well, its too expensive for me to operate due to the rental of the cylinder and regulator everytime and refills, for some it may not be too bad. It varies on the cost depending on retailer and...

You are right, and also,CO2 laser gas isnt just elcheapo CO2, its a mixture of gasses. The other gasses are mostly common cheap gasses as well, however good manufacturers will often have proprietary...

The type of material it can cut has nothing to do with the brand or what it was originally intended to be used for. You said you have been working with lasers for a long time, you should know this!!!...

Yes, most of them probably do drive Bentlys

The M55 tube alone is over $5000.00. Sheesh, I know!!!

KTP, Yes, it is capable of 100W continuous, look at the specs on their site.

Its no...

The label on it says manuf. in Sept. 1998, you do the math.

As I stated, these type of metal to glass sealed tubes are not your typical run of the mill tubes.

Paul, you have a nice tube and it is in fact a 100W tube and quite capable of the 8000 hours.

I have a very similar tube manufactured by Laser Engineering here in the states. Its a model M55 , 55"...