Technology really pisses me off sometimes

[Dizzy]

I bought a bead blast cabinet to speed up things on my Land Rover restore  :D then this turns up this year :(

Seriously though Looks so much fun to use  ;D

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dizzy :)

[Coyote]

Seen this the other day on someone's facebook and was seriously impressed. No nonsense rust removal :)

[English Turbines]

Having worked with this technology for 26 years, I can confidently say your sand blaster was a wise choice Dizz....This hand held 1000 watt Scanning Laser will set you back some serious dosh....Like around 40K....Thats a lot of Sand Blast cabinets....Lol...
Oh, and dont ask about how much optics are or Laser tube re-gas is.....Or scanning mirrors are...Oh, and for Gods sake....Dont drop it......Okay.?

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[keukpa]

WTF!! That HAS to be fake!!   :o :o :o :o

[English Turbines]

WTF!! That HAS to be fake!!   :o :o :o :o

Er, no actually, its called laser ablation, been around for years....:)

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[keukpa]

Er, no actually, its called laser ablation, been around for years....:)

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I know ;) I was saying that to show my amazement that it's so amazing at what it does! :)

[Dillwhacker]

Just remember not to look into the beam with your remaining good eye....
:o

[keukpa]

Just remember not to look into the beam with your remaining good eye....
:o

I wonder how good this would be for tattoo removals? ;)

[FPVSteve]

It's great for tattoo removals. The only problem is you lose your limb as well. But hey, no more tattoo :D

[BlueFlyer]

sounds like a light saber

[Dave]

I thought the same....

I have no rusty things to use one on but I still want one because it makes such a cool noise ;D

[Gundummy]

thats the coolest thing ive seen in ages!

[Dillwhacker]

What happens to the rust? It can't just disappear.
Evaporated? I don't see clouds of smoke / vapour? Does the thingy blow out a stream of air to disperse the smoke & keep the lens clean?
Can't have been oxidised..Reduced back to iron? How?

[English Turbines]

What happens to the rust? It can't just disappear.
Evaporated? I don't see clouds of smoke / vapour? Does the thingy blow out a stream of air to disperse the smoke & keep the lens clean?
Can't have been oxidised..Reduced back to iron? How?

You can hear the laser because the switching frequency is below 5khz....5khz is a fairly low frequency in Co2 laser terms, some can run at 20khz or even higher at above 6 to 7 khz they will be silent to the human ear....depends a bit on your hearing range...The temperature at the point of focus is in excess of 1000 degrees celcius, and yes, there will be an outflow of air to protect probably a sacraficial plain window....It just vapourises the oxidation on the surface basically due to the localised temperature gradient....A wire brush is a lot cheaper though...:)

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[Dizzy]

IN THIS VID go to 2.30mins

taking pen or pencil marks from paper That's impressive  :D

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