Laser cutting, through hole and meet?
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Joseph Leavell
- Posts: 59
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- Location: ks
- Country: United States
- Laser Machine Make or Type: china laser?
- Laser Power: 50W (48 actual?)
- Laser Bed Size: 300mmx500mm
- Home Position: TL
- Control Software: RDWORKS
- RDWorks Version: 8.01.52
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: 10
Hey, just curious, is it better to make a through hole, and then join it to your main work, or is the advantage negligible?
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Dave Vigness
- Posts: 526
- Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2019
- Location: Kansas City - Rural
- Country: USA
- Nickname: Dave
- Laser Machine Make or Type: Chine Red and Black
- Laser Power: EF RF2 80W
- Laser Bed Size: 20 x 26
- Home Position: TR
- Control Software: RDWORKS
- RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
- Ruida Controller: RDC6445
- Windows Version: 7
- Accessories: Power Switch for air assist / exhaust blower, Ma meter with switch for external digital, dual digital temp gauge, LED lights under gantry and and and.
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Are you talking about the 'laser through mode' in your layer parameters, or something else?
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Joseph Leavell
- Posts: 59
- Joined: Mon Feb 22, 2021
- Location: ks
- Country: United States
- Laser Machine Make or Type: china laser?
- Laser Power: 50W (48 actual?)
- Laser Bed Size: 300mmx500mm
- Home Position: TL
- Control Software: RDWORKS
- RDWorks Version: 8.01.52
- Ruida Controller: RDC6442
- Windows Version: 10
Yeah, I noticed that when I get through the material it's all good, but up to that point it gets super smudged on the sides with sap/soot or whatever. i was wondering if I made a through hole elswhere, and then met up with my work piece if that'd help at all
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Dave Vigness
- Posts: 526
- Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2019
- Location: Kansas City - Rural
- Country: USA
- Nickname: Dave
- Laser Machine Make or Type: Chine Red and Black
- Laser Power: EF RF2 80W
- Laser Bed Size: 20 x 26
- Home Position: TR
- Control Software: RDWORKS
- RDWorks Version: 8.01.54
- Ruida Controller: RDC6445
- Windows Version: 7
- Accessories: Power Switch for air assist / exhaust blower, Ma meter with switch for external digital, dual digital temp gauge, LED lights under gantry and and and.
Pics and a list here. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
That sounds more like cut in or cut out. It's a feature of RDWorks. You tell it how far and what direction. It can be a bit to set up for each cut if it's a one off, but if it's something you are going to be doing a fair amount of it can be worth it.