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For layman, can someone explain how much power are the lights emitted? I mean can it be used to burn wood, or the cut through sheets of metal.
by yitchelle 3y ago
For layman, can someone explain how much power are the lights emitted? I mean can it be used to burn wood, or the cut through sheets of metal.
- Tade0 3y agoIt's less power than a phone flashlight.
- CoastalCoder 3y agoBut in laser form. Does that change things much?
- zokier 3y agoBeing laser in itself is afaik less of a factor, but being IR and a very small spot are more so.
- Sebb767 3y agoNow this might be my layman knowledge, but "being a laser" seems to imply "a very small spot", no?
- dekhn 3y agoNo, not really. Laser beams have a width and that can be adjusted. As it comes out of the fiber, it forms an expanding cone which you would then modify with a lens (https://content.coherent.com/legacy-assets/literature/white_papers/COHR_whitepaper_Fiber_Delivery_Primer.pdf https://content.coherent.com/legacy-assets/literature/white_...)
- ben_w 3y agoAssuming this calculation is correct, from my experience you can cut plastic and wood: https://chaos.social/@jaseg/111697386931635059 https://chaos.social/@jaseg/111697386931635059 But it won't even mark steel unless you pre-prepare the steel with absorbent inks, and definitely won't cut it.