.500 Steel on AMADA FO3015?????

[LaserSpyder]

can anyone help me out with cutting conditions for .500 steel im having a hard time getting a clean cut????????
Thank yall

 

[LaserSpyder]

evans I think ur in MM so 40 in ur measurement would be 1016 I think I would double check that but u can probably compare and confirm

 

[FabproHelp]

if your feed rate is .40, wouldn't that be meters per min?

Evans - 25.4 mm = 1 inch

 

[FabproHelp]

-LaserSpyder - after digging into my laser a little bit more i realized there was a larger problem then my cut conditions. My A/O mirror was not adjusting when it needed too. Now we are currently replacing the Air pressure regulator for the A/O.

On a side note - how fast are you able to cut 1/4" like butter?

 

[LaserSpyder]

FabProHelp that should make a huge difference in cut, and my cut conditions for .250 steel are ....
FR 90. PWR 3600 FREQ 1000 Duty 90% GAS P. 0.07 GAS TIme 0.5 GAP .040........how does ur .250 cut?

 

[FabproHelp]

Before we replaced the Air pressure regulator, my 1/4" was cutting amazing but I had my feed rate down to 60 in/min. Just started to re-adjust the settings now and they cut clean at 78 in/min. I am going to try ramping them up to your settings and see if I can get closer to 90 in/min.

I will keep you updated.... hopefully this corrects my 1/2" cutting issue

 

[FabproHelp]

LaserSpyder - How deep do you have to drive your focus to cut that quickly?

 

[LaserSpyder]

my focus (focal(inch)) is set to -0.031 sorry I meant to put that in but didn't

 

[LaserSpyder]

FabProHelp we recently replace our (NC programmable assist gas regulator" p/n 71359715 NC regulator) ......... and OH MAN did our cuts IMPROVE! our 190Alum is cutting better then ever and that was our #1 problematic material and thickness, and we never even suspected there was anything wrong with our assist gasses.

 

[FabproHelp]

What do you consider to be the max thickness you cut on your FO3015? Steel - Aluminum - Stainless Steel

 

[drossfree]

I don't cut steel but aluminum I can cut .375 and stainless I cut 1.000" with my fo3015 4kw resonator

 

[LaserSpyder]

.5 inch is the max ive cut

 

[drossfree]

here's some pics of 1" stainless on my 4kw

 

[drossfree]

 

[LaserSpyder]

now I want to cut some 1" ..... I bet u can clean those cuts up a bit with your gas pressure and driving focus down a little deeper I think anywho

 

[drossfree]

The pierce is the hard part and I only get 17 bar out of my machine.

 

[LaserSpyder]

you using Nitro?

 

[drossfree]

Yes but o2 for pierce

 

[Lazer Lozer]

I'm looking for some inner cut conditions for 3/4" carbon steel. I can cut the perimeter great, can't cut holes .500". Terrible.
My focus is at .142. I see posts where the focus numbers are low.

 

[LaserSpyder]

Laser Lozer can u post a pic of ur cut conditions?