Re: [sudo-discuss] giant laser for the robot

You wont find an NIR blocking plastic curtain, unless it's black vinyl. - - - - Begin automatically generated footer - - - - Weblog: http://adammunich.com Cell: +1-650-452-0554, M-F 10a - 8p PST PGP Public Key: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?search=adam+munich On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 11:41 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Cool! Do you have a model number on there somewhere? > > I assume this will be an IR laser if it's a diode array. So if we get a > safety curtain, we'll need one that can block both UV from the plasma > cutter, and IR from the laser. Ditto for safety goggles. I assume > that's > feasible, although likely a little harder than protecting against just > one > of those. > > Patrik > > On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >> >> >> >> I forgot to include this link: >> >> http://www.idacontrol.com/articles.php?nid=10 >> >> and a picture of the laser: >> >> http://i.imgur.com/eXwf7Lo.jpg >> >> I looked it up and to put out 75 watts of laser power, we should >> probably >> feed in about 187 watts, or 2.5 times as much DC power in. That means >> we >> need 112 watts of cooling with the liquid path. >> >> we can put sonar sensors on the front of the laser so we can pre-focus >> it >> by distance while preparing works to be cut. >> >> -jake >> >> >> On Wed, 11 May 2016, Jake wrote: >> >>> we got a giant laser for the robot. This will allow it to cut things >>> precisely for us, even if they're really large. >>> >>> of course to do this we'll have a safety interlock to prevent use by >>> untrained people, and we'll have a safety curtain or folding wall to >>> deploy >>> around the robot while the laser is enabled, so nobody can >>> accidentally >>> see >>> the light coming from it. >>> >>> I don't know the wavelength of the laser, but it's a giant laser >>> diode >>> array with a lens on the end, and it has a water cooling jacket, and >>> i >>> think >>> i was told it's a 75 watt laser. we do have a way to power it. >>> >>> if anyone wants to get involved with playing with this, please let me >>> know. I think we could get it to the point where it could cut through >>> some >>> serious stuff, and the extremely large work area of the robot is a >>> big >>> deal. >>> >>> -jake >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >