5 axis laser cutting

[Doug Griffith]

Something we can all dream about:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_PA9eUd5tA

[Paul Phillips]

Very cool, I had seen 5 axis machines before but the company I buy my aluminum from just added a 6-axis laser a couple years ago, we had them cut out some 8" diameter aluminum tube for us for a church cross we made, it put a beveled edge on a compound curve for the welding bead, pretty amazing what they can do with 2500+ watts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-k8JGL8Muq4#!

[Matt Turner (physics)]

Not quite as good, but Kern shot a few videos of our custom rotary stage before they shipped it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h476ypvOY0c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmoJMrIWJTc

We finally got our system running this week and cut some 1/16" aluminum yesterday, but I haven't tried using the rotary stage yet. Maybe tomorrow :)