4.4KW Laser Cutter, Bystronic Bystar 4400 [Now in HD video]

[DirtblockTV]

Why doesn't anyone make that into a handheld gun? Like I'm not saying war and stuff is good, but that would be a serious weapon.

[joely21]

I am no expert, but that seems to be set a bit too hot to be cutting such thin sheet, I've seen about 10 different machines work and none of them spark anywhere near that much. There is also usually the tiniest amount of slag contact in the start/end point, so you can easily pick out the small cutouts but they don't fall down into the machine bed.

[ak74u2]

i have that laser lol jks im my dreams

[hazowls6]

Same as us mate, we've got an old bystar a 4.4kw byspeed and now the 6kw bystar since december and we go through shed loads of different materials! We tend to do a lot more general sheet metal work, special tool steels and thick end plate

[hazowls6]

Aah i see, that explains it then. As i say we've just introduced a 6kw to our fleet! Just out of interest what company is it and where u based?

[wibb]

@hazowls6

Econ Engineering of Ripon, North Yorkshire. We make road gritters and other road maintenance vehicles. Nearly all the metal work is done in-house - its amazing how much material it can work through in a week.

[wibb]

@hazowls6

Econ Engineering of Ripon, North Yorkshire. We make road gritters and other road maintenance vehicles. Nearly all the metal work is done in-house - its amazing how much material it can work through in a week.

[hazowls6]

If u paid 750k u were robbed a 6kw 4 x 2 is only 500k

[wibb]

@hazowls6

that cost also included a tandem press upgrade to 6m

[Eschelonistic]

common cut and to be honest rather slow could imagine the finished (part) looks horrible considering the way they were falling into the next cut path

[danz409]

what happens if you try cutting metal that's too reflective?

[wibb]

@danz409

Aluminium is highly reflective, the machine can process up to 15mm thick AL - it simply wont cut any more than that practicaly. for extra thick plate 30mm+ its generaly more suited to water jet cutting or plasma profiling (they can cut much deeper but take much much longer to cut)

[tylerwalker2]

i wonder if u can take the diode out and hook it up to say 100watts and see how far the beam goes

[wibb]

@tylerwalker2

this machine has no diode, its powered by energising a gas to generate the beam. also the lens plays a big part in focusing the beam to make it cut. if the focus is off by even 1mm it will not cut the material. (it has dynamic focus correction and various sensors to detect material distance to the lens)

[tylerwalker2]

@wibb o i never knew that thank you i learned something today lol :)

[mysanoleg]

wow thats the best and fastest laser ever !

[GastroGreen]

I used to have one