Laser welding

[ng8264723]

I finally got it working. There is a tough learning curve. It is very smooth and leaves a narrow bead. I welded my name chris in script. I can pics this weekend. Anyone have any questions

 

[PugetDude]

Interesting post. You seem to be laser-focused, though.

 

[PCustoms]

Odd, there was just another member who bought a laser welder and was in the process of setting up

Laser welder?

Pulling the trigger on getting one, will probably just purchase on Amazon. Spend is

www.garagejournal.com

 

[californiamilleghia]

I finally got it working. There is a tough learning curve. It is very smooth and leaves a narrow bead. I welded my name chris in script. I can pics this weekend. Anyone have any questions

Which one did you buy ? did it work out of the box ?

And how do you think it would work compared to a TIG welder doing automotive sheet metal fabrication ?

Thanks

 

[ng8264723]

Which one did you buy ? it has an S an A chiller with a Raycus laser

did it work out of the box ? Yes once you figure it out

And how do you think it would work compared to a TIG welder doing automotive sheet metal fabrication ? it is faster and same low heat!

 

[ng8264723]

I took some pics. I was kinda messing around. It likes pulling only. It is very difficult to fill holes. I also tried to move back and forth. You can do that but its tough. If the metal is aligned it works very easily

 

[PCustoms]

I've never seen a laser welder used on exhaust tubing....

 

[ng8264723]

I’m experimenting.
‘I am hoping I can make the welds cleaner
it’s 304 SS

 

[Jswain]

How about some pictures and or videos of the entire setup.

 

[ng8264723]

I will next weekend
i need help from my son

 

[Jswain]

 

[rsanter]

Where did you get it and how much was it

 

[PCMusicGuy]

Laser welders seem neat, but it looks like to get good welds, your material needs to fit together damn near perfectly.

 

[ng8264723]

The metal need to align perfectly. I will say I was using co not argon.
mostly because i was using std 030 wire not ss
iordered swipe but it hasnt come in yet

 

[M.Brane]

I'm gonna guess it's not this one.

 

[no704]

Looks like a pretty large Haz for laser?

 

[ng8264723]

I did some overlapping. This made the haz wider
i managed to fill a gap
i am waiting for some supplies and will take pics next week

 

[ng8264723]

I got it from Amazon. It’s around 10 grand but I think they have come down some mine has what’s called an S an a chiller. Think of the chiller as a stereo cabinet, the laser itself slides in the back.
Similar to the way in amplify, it would mount in a stereo cabinet
That keeps the temperature a constant whether it’s cold out or hot
The laser itself needs to have a certain voltage
In the US grid voltage can vary it has to be kept plus a -5%
I believe the stated voltage was 220
So I had to get a transformer to do that
They don’t tell you any of this stuff when you buy it
You need to make sure that your hertz is at 60
Other countries use 50