Lasers That Cut Through Stuff

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Lasers that cut through stuff.

When lasers cut something they re only cutting in the sense that they re making atoms be not as attracted as they once were to each other. Lasers aren t solid and a beam of laser light will make no sound when it hits another object. Co2 lasers fiber lasers and neodymium lasers. If the laser does not generate enough heat to vaporize the material melts and or catches fire.

Although the laser cutters are all built very similarly they are distinct in that each type of laser has a specific power range thus each can be used to cut through different material types and thicknesses. That s what makes the reputed clean cut of a laser. Remember that lasers shoot photons and when photons hit atoms they excite electrons. Laser cut leather pillows would be incredibly easy to do with a laser cutter and some leather or felt.

This results in an uneven or uncompleted cut. There are three main types of lasers used in laser cutters. Laser beams cut through things by vaporizing the material in the beam s path. Imagine a lightsaber duel with mute blades going straight through each other.

This results in. That s what makes the reputed clean cut of a laser. So although lightsabers do look like lasers it seems impossible to create one with laser technology. If the laser does not generate enough heat to vaporize the material melts and or catches fire.