Hi Wade, hope you are doing well
I have a question after some cuttings and scans i have made with this guy i told you that supplies the Bodors here.
So, it has the Bodor desktop version with an upgraded high quality expensive laser 40W tube (not the standard that Bodor ships this laser) that makes incredible scanning but is not able to cut 4mm of plywood. Then we switched machine (G-Weike laser with 60W laser tube) that was able to cut the 4mm with difficulties but the scanning quality is not so good.
I asked him then what would be the recipe for me that want to cut up to 4 or 6mm of plywood and scan in high quality at the same time. He told me that in order to cut this thickness i should go for a 100W laser tube BUT the scanning quality could not be as fine as the lower tubes like 40W. In other words i could not have both according to him. But i told him that 4mm thickness should not be a problem for 40 or 60W laser tubes. I see that brands like Epilog, Universal and Trotec with much less Watts 30 - 40W states that they can cut material up to 1cm! So my question is:
1. Does these expensive lasers have other quality parts that allow thicker cuts and high scanning quality combined? Maybe much better lenses, quality laser tubes, focusing, software etc etc.
2. Did you try to make a very fine scanning with your machine that has this big tube (130W)? And if so did you succeed? I mean can you confirm the thing he said to me that bigger Watt tubes are not able to make fine scans?
I am very confused because i want to make very delicate things with the laser i am going to buy but also i would like to be able to cut thick plywood up to 6 or 8mm for example. So, if Bodor does not have the proper machine, it would be useless for me.
If the above make sense.....
Thanks in advance
Polis