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Can the laser handle intricate designs made out of metal?

April 26, 2017Designs intricate laser metal

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Can the laser handle intricate designs made out of metal?

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No. Metal doesn’t laser cut very well once it gets hot so any parts with too much detail are likely to turn out poorly. When the metal gets too hot it can splatter damaging the (rather expensive) machine. That’s why we sometimes have to reject metal parts with too much detail.