So how much power would it take to cut say 1/2 inch (12mm) nylon sheet plastic
So how much power would it take to cut say 1/2 inch (12mm) nylon sheet plastic
Retired Guy- Central Iowa.HVAC/R , Cloudray Galvo Fiber , -Windows 10
I don't think you're going to be able to cut nylon-- once or twice a year I get around 400 of these "natural black nylon" (per the blueprints) 're-useable shipping caps', very hard nylon, about 4" diameter, each one has to be engraved and painted white. Very slow to tool engrave, I only wish I could laser them. This cap is one where the machine had a bad connection to the control module and engraved a straight line when the data stream stopped. Its job now is holding oil that I brush on cowbells before engraving them, I just took a quick pic of the bottom
nylon.jpg
Notice the melted spots, that's all my LS900 would do. I tested another with the fiber, pretty much the same results IIRC...
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ELEVEN - rotary cutter tool machines
FOUR - CO2 lasers
THREE- make that FOUR now - fiber lasers
ONE - vinyl cutter
CASmate, Corel, Gravostyle
Nylon doesn't ablate Bill, it just melts messy, even on higher powered machines you need to use high pressure gas to keep the cut looking good.
You did what !
Thanks guys good thing I have a CNC router!
Retired Guy- Central Iowa.HVAC/R , Cloudray Galvo Fiber , -Windows 10