Re: Fiber Laser gas assist
Originally Posted by
oneeye
Hi all,
i´m almost buing a 700W fiber laser cutting machine, i will cut only brass max. 2mm . I´m seaching about the real operating cost of machine, i have all data but one; how many m³/h of N² it will use?
I found many many charts, and foruns and each one says something totally different from the other... for ex. one laser machine provider say 100 L /H of N² , another say 36000L/H !
Its going to be expensive to run with the gas. Have you asked the supplier of the machine to cut you a sample out of your material? I would.
In the long run you might decide a water / abrasive jet cutter will do a better job. I do not know for sure but they come up used once in a while, a smaller water jet.
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