Re: DIY lasers

Doug,

Been there, done that. Yes, it CAN be "worth it". But save yourself a
LOT of time/trouble by looking "surplus" first! At least get the
glasswork already done! And realise, if you are making parts for
others, the guy with the synrad is gonna eat you for lunch...

One mans' opinion, re-stated

Ballendo

P.S. UNLESS you find a good buy used, at which point you can give
him/her a run for the money...

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Doug Harrison" <prototype@c...> wrote:
> I recently got a quote on a Coherent 50 watt CO2 laser. The head
was $14K,
> the power supply was $3K and an interface card was $750. Beam
delivery
> optics were extra.
>
> The rep admitted it was possible to use any good 48V regulated
power supply,
> and that the factory unit was far overpriced. Still, the whole
enchilada
> was going to cost nearly $20K. The home brew sounds like it would
be worth
> some futzing around.
>
> Doug