Laser welders a game changer

[Dinoclarke160]

I know a lot of you consider this to be witchcraft but what do you think of this.

They are starting a kickstarter campaign on the 18th of December

 

[GRW]

I'm not sure I'm safe with a MiG.
Not going near a Laser

 

[Erie Fred]

I'm not sure I'm safe with a MiG.
Not going near a Laser

Your weld shop turned into a battle ground eh ?
Misfiring all over the place, knocking stuff down, singeing the cat's hair etc.

 

[Dapph2]

I was right - a game changer!
Obviously not for all types of welding.
I wish they would show it on aluminium. Considering that is probably the best thing to use it for I find that strange!

I did find this video - from the makers so a bit dubious but no reason why it wouldn't work.

As the alu wire is simply a metal surface adjusting the parameters for melting it and perhaps having to use argon gas is all you need to melt both surfaces , Obviously using the cleaning mode first would be very beneficial so no more scrubbing & rubbing it would seem .

I dare say that it will be possible to laserweld all manner of metasl so long as your feed wire is the same material the laser is just a heater device to melting points , without massive volumes of excessive heat being applied .

 

[Dapph2]

Alec Steele has one now

Fantastic video , well worth watching , even if you detest his irritating squeaky voice ,

 

[Dapph2]

I was right - a game changer!
Obviously not for all types of welding.
I wish they would show it on aluminium. Considering that is probably the best thing to use it for I find that strange!

I did find this video - from the makers so a bit dubious but no reason why it wouldn't work.

Lovely I want and will eventually get such a beastie .
My lass Alison has been standing by me watching the videos .. Said " My love your MMA MIG & TIG welder cost £1500 almost 10 yrs ago , soon you might like to upgrade to one of these when the prices drops a little.


I wonder ....... if instead of chamfering say at 45 Degrees or so for chamfer that if one was put in at a shallower 20 degree angle so it goes deeper into the middle of the or right through to the other side would you be able to do multiple passes to fill up the chamfer varying the power the thicker the bead as you fill out the chamfer , thus in effect fully fusing all the metal along the weld ?

 

[Dapph2]

I'm not sure I'm safe with a MiG.
Not going near a Laser

Certainly not near explosive gas cylinders or very high pressure gas cylinders , unless you want someone to be able to claim on your life insurance before they exclude claims for injuries or death caused as a result of using a laser welder .

 

[dieselsamurai]

Fantastic video , well worth watching , even if you detest his irritating squeaky voice ,

I agree his enthusiasm can get a bit much sometimes too but theres no denying the kid Knows his stuff , the steam hammer restoration is worth a watch

 

[Cobbler]

Lovely I want and will eventually get such a beastie .
My lass Alison has been standing by me watching the videos .. Said " My love your MMA MIG & TIG welder cost £1500 almost 10 yrs ago , soon you might like to upgrade to one of these when the prices drops a little.

Sounds like a good woman my wife is the same, not looked at laser welders mind, but when I look at something & umm & ahh & say at 76 I can’t really justify it, she says go on, treat yourself.

 

[Dapph2]

Sounds like a good woman my wife is the same, not looked at laser welders mind, but when I look at something & umm & ahh & say at 76 I can’t really justify it, she says go on, treat yourself.

Deffo a keeper from the first time I heard her voice 40 yrs ago .
Best of all she reckons I'm a keeper too , she says , as I don't drink much , smoke ,aren't into football or rugby . ( Those two surprise bunches of flowers and the box of choc's yesterday should keep it that way too ) ........ happy wife .... happy life

 

[tom2207]

Fantastic video , well worth watching , even if you detest his irritating squeaky voice ,

I would rather watch Nicolas Parsons doing Sale of the Century ,,,
and thats saying something .... iykyk

and for those who dont know ,,,,, heres the Xmas Special

 

[fizzy]

I would rather watch Nicolas Parsons doing Sale of the Century ,,,
and thats saying something .... iykyk

and for those who dont know ,,,,, heres the Xmas Special

I always liked him. On mastermind or another quiz show one of the general knowledge question was "Where were Concorde's wings built." The chap answered England. He was so shocked when he was told he was wrong. Broughton is in Wales

 

[Erie Fred]

As the alu wire is simply a metal surface adjusting the parameters for melting it and perhaps having to use argon gas is all you need to melt both surfaces , Obviously using the cleaning mode first would be very beneficial so no more scrubbing & rubbing it would seem .

I dare say that it will be possible to laserweld all manner of metasl so long as your feed wire is the same material the laser is just a heater device to melting points , without massive volumes of excessive heat being applied .

Have made fixtures to laser weld copper plug welds, no filler, no holes.
Just heat.

 

[marlinspike]

When these are mass produced what price point do you think they will come at?
£2k, £1500? I thought those induction heat tools would drop in price as they got popular but they don't seem to have, in fact they are way more than we paid a few years ago. (Exchange rate a factor obviously)

 

[fizzy]

When these are mass produced what price point do you think they will come at?
£2k, £1500? I thought those induction heat tools would drop in price as they got popular but they don't seem to have, in fact they are way more than we paid a few years ago. (Exchange rate a factor obviously)

What amazes me is the UK's DragonFire anti drone/missile laser system is 50kw. You can now buy a 100kw laser head and driver system on ali express for about £30k! Obviously you need a mount, tracking and fancy optics but that is stupid power!

 

[sako243]

What amazes me is the UK's DragonFire anti drone/missile laser system is 50kw. You can now buy a 100kw laser head and driver system on ali express for about £30k! Obviously you need a mount, tracking and fancy optics but that is stupid power!

There's a big difference between kW and kWh. I suspect the DragonFire has the ability to survive 50kW for measured in minutes, if not near continuous. I suspect the 100kW head will probably last for a few seconds at 100kW if you're lucky.

 

[Onoff]

but when I look at something & umm & ahh & say at 76 I can’t really justify it, she says go on, treat yourself.

If you're going to do it maybe hurry up?

 

[Dinoclarke160]

Lovely I want and will eventually get such a beastie .
My lass Alison has been standing by me watching the videos .. Said " My love your MMA MIG & TIG welder cost £1500 almost 10 yrs ago , soon you might like to upgrade to one of these when the prices drops a little.


I wonder ....... if instead of chamfering say at 45 Degrees or so for chamfer that if one was put in at a shallower 20 degree angle so it goes deeper into the middle of the or right through to the other side would you be able to do multiple passes to fill up the chamfer varying the power the thicker the bead as you fill out the chamfer , thus in effect fully fusing all the metal along the weld ?

There is a guy on YouTube called Joshua De Lisle who does some good tests up to 10mm

 

[Dinoclarke160]

Fantastic video , well worth watching , even if you detest his irritating squeaky voice ,

Imagine how good this could be in the hands of someone who thoroughly read the instructions before using it.

 

[fizzy]

There's a big difference between kW and kWh. I suspect the DragonFire has the ability to survive 50kW for measured in minutes, if not near continuous. I suspect the 100kW head will probably last for a few seconds at 100kW if you're lucky.

Not at all. They are used on big industrial cnc cutters!
I see some of them now go up to 200kw