Need help!!!!

[Largemouthlou]

Is this the best I can do with .25 alum?? Letters are 1" X 5/8" Had to do a little file work..

HT 1250 40 amp tip

[I Lean]

Looks pretty close to what my Powermax 45 does on 1/4" aluminum. I haven't cut too much of it to dial my settings in, but I don't see it improving too terribly much.

[jimcolt]

Looks about right to me. You could do better with a $400,000 water jet machine.....at a lot slower cut speed! Conventional lasers (also in the $400k price range) do not do well on aluminum....the newer Fiber Lasers (about the same price again) do better on aluminum to about 3/8".


Jim Colt

[Largemouthlou]

Looks about right to me. You could do better with a $400,000 water jet machine.....at a lot slower cut speed! Conventional lasers (also in the $400k price range) do not do well on aluminum....the newer Fiber Lasers (about the same price again) do better on aluminum to about 3/8".


Jim Colt

I know, I was just joking around a little last night.. For the actual size of the pces and my DIY table I was VERY impressed..
Would love to have a water jet but would be scuba tankin to find these little letters!! LOL

I owe a lot of what I know to you Jim A big thank you sir..

[jimcolt]

I was wondering....I'm not sure I would have attempted aluminum letters that thick that were only 1" tall! Maybe out of some 1/8" or so. Nice job...



jim

Looks about right to me. You could do better with a $400,000 water jet machine.....at a lot slower cut speed! Conventional lasers (also in the $400k price range) do not do well on aluminum....the newer Fiber Lasers (about the same price again) do better on aluminum to about 3/8".


Jim Colt

I know, I was just joking around a little last night.. For the actual size of the pces and my DIY table I was VERY impressed..
Would love to have a water jet but would be scuba tankin to find these little letters!! LOL

I owe a lot of what I know to you Jim A big thank you sir..

[AnotherDano]

Lou,
Remember the four foot rule that I borrowed from Harley-Davidson;

If you don't see a flaw from four feet - there ain't one.

Looks prety darned good for .25 AL.

[Largemouthlou]

Lou,
Remember the four foot rule that I borrowed from Harley-Davidson;

If you don't see a flaw from four feet - there ain't one.

Looks prety darned good for .25 AL.

I'm dam blind from 4" away!!!!!!

Thanks for another referal Dano!!!