CNC Laser

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Originally Posted by R.C.

Hey CD,

Our team was looking at purchasing a CNC laser for FRC use. Any suggestions? Our main goal is to cut plastic and aluminum up to about .375" thick.

Thanks,

-RC

Plastic and aluminum? That will be very expensive to buy one which does both.

My college recently bought a 60 Watt laser cutter for upwards of $15k, and it could barely cut .250 Delrin or .375 acrylic. Don't even think of being able to cut aluminum, it has a hard enough time just engraving color anodized aluminum. Unless you want to shell out massive amounts of money, most institutional-grade laser cutters are designed for large amounts of prototyping, primarily with acrylic.