We laser a lot of paper, and more than a few sheets at a time is a problem. The main problem is focal length when trying to cut something thick, at least with our machines and lenses. Plus all the smoke residue that gets all over every thing.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Heskett" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 2:12:39 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] O.T.: Machining paper stack On Wednesday 27 July 2016 00:59:27 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Water jet. I'm serious. Google water jet cutting paper I think I'd be more inclined to try the same laser that does the wood carving, with the work area sealed off & flooded with dry nitrogen. No oxygen, no fire. And I'd expect a sharper cut. It wouldn't be as fast as the water jet if the OP has a boat load of them to do though. Otoh, whats cut out might be salvageable for another project in the print shop. I would not allow air back into the cut for at least 30 seconds after the laser has fired the last time as the edges may remain hot enough to self-ignite when oxygen is allowed back into the work box. I assume the target is hollow books for valuables storage in plain sight? Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports.http://sdm.link/zohodev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
