Laser cut of carbon sheet

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Laser cut of carbon sheet

Postby fma » Wed Oct 02, 2013 7:00 am

Hi!

Is it possible to laser cut a carbon sheet, like those used for quads or so?

Does it require powerfull laser?

Thanks,
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Re: Laser cut of carbon sheet

Postby Speedythinker » Thu Oct 03, 2013 1:41 am

If you have a sample, send it to me and I can run a test for you.
I have 100W and 40W system standby for testing

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Re: Laser cut of carbon sheet

Postby Guldberg » Thu Oct 03, 2013 3:06 pm

Nope. Tried it, its a no-go even on 150w
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Re: Laser cut of carbon sheet

Postby bdring » Thu Oct 03, 2013 4:26 pm

One of my suppliers says he has seen it done on really big lasers of like a 1000 watts. He has been cutting FR4 for me lately, which I previously thought was impossible. It darkens the edge, so he uses black FR4. Most people water jet cut carbon fiber.
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Re: Laser cut of carbon sheet

Postby cvoinescu » Thu Oct 03, 2013 7:10 pm

What's the standard method for FR4, then, milling? Or waterjet too?
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Re: Laser cut of carbon sheet

Postby macona » Fri Oct 04, 2013 5:00 am

FR4 is usually routed or milled out. We just machined a bunch at work. Smells pretty bad.
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