Bb

"Brian"

25/08/2003 7:15 PM

Jigs and fixtures

I have access to a laser machine at work and was going to make cut some
fixtures out ( the will be VVEEERRRYYY accurate ) is that cheating as far as
woodworking goes???????hehe I have made some zero clearance inserts on
the laser and works great.......Brian


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Bb

"Brian"

in reply to "Brian" on 25/08/2003 7:15 PM

26/08/2003 6:49 PM

The one we have will cut 1/2 inch steel and 1/4 stainless and so far 1 inch
acrylic. And also 2 inch wood "2x4 that is" Can also do 3/16 aluminum. The
edge has a kerf but not that much....Brian


CG

"Creamy Goodness"

in reply to "Brian" on 25/08/2003 7:15 PM

26/08/2003 10:30 AM

Brian wrote:
> I have access to a laser machine at work and was going to make cut
> some fixtures out ( the will be VVEEERRRYYY accurate ) is that
> cheating as far as woodworking goes???????hehe I have made some
> zero clearance inserts on the laser and works great.......Brian

We have a laser cutter here at work too (plus a great shop with all the
tools, and I do mean all!) as we make architectural models for our projects.
One thing I've found when cutting plastics is at a certain depth, I believe
it's right past a 1/4 inch, the laser will start to "bend" creating a
non-perpendicular line on the edge. The light will refract (proper
terminology?). Doesn't do it much, but the thicker the piece, the more
refraction.

Just something to keep in mind if you're cutting plastics. And it also
depends on the power of the laser, as ours will cut up to an inch thick
plastic, but will only score metal.

But I don't think it's cheating. Made some really cool depth gauges for the
router and TS cutting the plastic and scoring the measurements with the
laser. Pretty neat to have that at my disposal!

Mike

pR

[email protected] (Routerman P. Warner)

in reply to "Brian" on 25/08/2003 7:15 PM

30/08/2003 7:08 AM

In routerdom there is a common quirk: Frequently to make jig "A" you
need jig "A"! Some examples at http://www.patwarner.com
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> I have access to a laser machine at work and was going to make cut some
> fixtures out ( the will be VVEEERRRYYY accurate ) is that cheating as far as
> woodworking goes???????hehe I have made some zero clearance inserts on
> the laser and works great.......Brian

WW

"Woody"

in reply to "Brian" on 25/08/2003 7:15 PM

26/08/2003 9:27 AM


"Brian" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:4Jw2b.71867$xf.19702@lakeread04...
> I have access to a laser machine at work and was going to make cut some
> fixtures out ( the will be VVEEERRRYYY accurate ) is that cheating as far
as
> woodworking goes???????hehe I have made some zero clearance inserts on
> the laser and works great.......Brian
>

I don't think its cheating at all :)
Its making good, efficient use of the resources at hand.
It's not as if you are making full pieces of furniture on the laser machine,
so go for it.


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Bb

"Brian"

in reply to "Brian" on 25/08/2003 7:15 PM

26/08/2003 7:48 PM

What is your watts????? Our laser is 1500 watts....Brian

Sd

Silvan

in reply to "Brian" on 25/08/2003 7:15 PM

26/08/2003 6:32 PM

Creamy Goodness wrote:

> Brian wrote:
>> I have access to a laser machine at work and was going to make cut
>> some fixtures out ( the will be VVEEERRRYYY accurate ) is that

> the router and TS cutting the plastic and scoring the measurements with
> the
> laser. Pretty neat to have that at my disposal!

You both suck! :)

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