30-05-2013, 11:53
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Re: Laser Cutter And FRC
Cutting polycarb on a laser is messy (toxic fumes) and with many thicknesses doesn't always leave a clean cut. It can be... melty. I wouldn't really consider it.
I would not make any competition robotics parts out of acrylic, which is the material most plastic laser cutters are used to cut. There is nothing good that can come out of acrylic on an FRC robot.
I don't know a lot about ABS / delrin laser cutting, but it's much more doable than polycarbonate.
I don't think lasering a gearbox plate on this machine is going to be the best idea. If you're at a good hackerspace, they have higher precision equipment (e.g. a decent router / mill) for this purpose.
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