I have been cutting latex several times using a 40W CO2 laser. I only want to know if I can buy a cheap diode laser engraver to do the same job. The price on a diode laser is significantly lower than a full Co2 laser.by dionysosdale - Laser Cutter Working Group
QuoteVDX ... is the latex coloured or transparent? If transparent, then better a CO2-laser-cutter ... the blue light may shine through without heating the material. When the energy absorption would be sufficient to cut, then either a 2Watt-diode or a 3,5Watt - the 2Watt-diode has a slightly finer spot, so not much "weaker" ... for a 6W-diode you'll need an extra beam-shaping addon, what's mostlby dionysosdale - Laser Cutter Working Group
Hi I want to buy an laser engraver/cutter mainly to cut pattern to thin latex sheet. The thickness is 0,4mm. Would a diode laser engraver be suficient to cut this in one pass? If so, how powerful laser would you recommend? I was thinking about something like this (or perhaps a bit stronger if needed):by dionysosdale - Laser Cutter Working Group