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Originally posted by pippin88
I'm in Australia, and there is a much smaller supply of modding stuff like grills etc. I think the demand would be much higher.
If I do get a machine, I have no problems doing a lot of work for no profit to just pay off the machine. This is a long term investment, and I have a fair amount of spare time to do this stuff in.
Another question:
Do these smaller lasers require three phase power?
Will it be a problem getting one from the US with the power being different? (110V, and 240V for AU)
Also cutting time is another issue. How long does it take to cut simple shapes? I believe that the slower you go the better the finish.
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Ours takes 3 phase 240V, I have no idea what would need changed for your area. Probably have to take that up with the manufacturer. I would bet they have that already figured out.
Cutting time will depend on the machine and the material. The thicker it is the longer it takes. The more power them laser has the faster you can go etc. I can cut out the procooling style snow flake in about 1 minute for a 120mm with decent results. Here are a few pics. Note the one with the acrylic spacer as I mentioned before.
Thats a LOT of cutting there.
Like I said ours is an 80watt laser and at full power and slowest speed it bearly gets through 1/2" plexy or 1/4" poly. Your going to be limited to 1/4" or thinner material on that 25watt one and you will have to go slow. It might take 4 minutes to do the same grill I did in a minute.
Would like to get one of these metal cutting lasers:
http://www.kernlasers.com/metalcutting.html 