Hey, I am trying to design a paper cutting machine, the goal is to cut card stock (~0.013" thick) and do it with as little burning as possible.
I found this on ebay, He is selling 1.6W,2.4W and 3.2W ones and their quite reasonably priced given they come with a housing, optics and a driver. EBay Laser I know its more expensive than a bare laser diode but even the 3-12W diodes are listed for $50 but the all jump to $100+ in the last few hours while this guy is buy it now with 10+ stock.
Will this suit my needs? Anybody know of a video or pictures of a <5W laser cutting paper to I can see my expectations?
My idea was to eventually make a new housing for this laser out of aluminum and put a peltier device or two on either side so I can up its output safely.
Thanks!