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Anyone need a new welder?
David Jenkins - 15/4/11 at 08:45 AM

GE laser welder


Miks15 - 15/4/11 at 08:57 AM

Hhmmm that was fast!

Id quite like to see the penetration on that.


hughpinder - 15/4/11 at 09:21 AM

A chap I used to work with worked on the design of a laser cutter/welder control system before I worked with him (I've jsut realised that we worked together 20 years ago - 1991!). His was a huge gantry thing (about 20m by 5m layout area)with a 5 kw laser. It could cut 6.4mm plate at 10m/sec, and produced fantastic full penetration welds at about .5m/sec. One time they got the control settings wrong a nd sent the whole gantry/laser job through the end wall of the building (10m/sec is abot 20mph). Since the video one is about 4 times the power, I wouldn't be surprised if that was actual sped at full penetration on that block.

Regards
Hugh


Daddylonglegs - 15/4/11 at 09:33 AM

I bet that would give your eyes a watering come the next electric bill though