Hi from Gloucestershire, England

[Mark Malley]

Hi All

My name is Mark and I live near Gloucester, England

I have just got my first Laser, Its only a basic K40 (at the moment) and I am in the initial stages of setting up

I have been watching Russ Sadler's video series and it is a wealth of good, practical information applicable to all lasers even my humble little 40 Watt
(Well 25 Watt ish at the business end in reality)

A little background :

I am an apprentice trained engineering technician but also ran a small Audio company for a while (live P.A. and some recording)

I have worked with and maintained machine tools of all kinds over years including some very obscure ones. A CNC rope making machine was one of the weirdest.

I have worked with many types of lasers precision interferometers, (ex Renishaw test technician) theatrical lasers, communication lasers, but I have little experience of laser cutting.

I have had the chance of doing maintenance work on a big one once, It was a 9KW gas assisted Metal Cutting machine that went through 1/2" thick stainless steel at at a terrifying speed.

So please excuse the many newbie questions I am likely to post

Best Regards To All, Mark

[Pete Cyr]

Welcome Mark.