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The Laser Project.
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Sam
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did you know that CO2 lasers are, apparently, better at burning corneas than they are at retinas
I don't believe you. Now, I know your going to stick to your beliefs, and I'm set in stone on mine. So I guess were just going to have to settle it once and for all......We need an
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SAM SAM SAM.............................. your a mess.
Tweakie, very interesting project your doing. But then again coming from you I expect no less. Looking great so far.
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Already tested the theory Sam and Super Kitty can prove it.
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The new PSU enclosure is now, more or less, complete - just the protective earth terminal and ground strap for the lid and a small EM screen and thats it.
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HAHAHA!!! Good one Tweak. I guess super kitty ain't to super, hugh.
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Warning label (engraved into traffolite) for the front of the PSU. First time I have tried this, it was 'raster' engraved rather than 'vector' and it took forever.
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The High Voltage PSU is now complete and it's time to start working out the best beam path from the tube to the Z axis.
I have made a frame of the same OD as the CO2 tube to hold a little HeNe which sits in the CO2 tube mounts and is ideal for this job. The mirrors I am using are OK for the 633nm and getting the beam path sorted but will need to be replaced with a type that works at 10600nm.
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A bit more progress on establishing the beam path. It has to get from the laser tube to be running parallel and plane with the X axis where it is again deflected (by a mirror on the X axis) to be parallel and plane with the Z axis. The focus lens will be mounted directly on the Z axis whereby the focal point can be adjusted for different thicknesses of work.
This is the wooden mock-up including adjustable mirror mounts made from MDF (yuk !). The little HeNe beam is quite square to the table in both planes which I think has resulted from a lot of luck.
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The little HeNe beam is quite square to the table in both planes which I think has resulted from a lot of luck.
Somehow I think with you working on this project, it's a bit more than luck...
Just fantastic, my friend
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