can you cut 1/2" mild steel

[thermeng2]

Does anyone know if you can cut 1/2" mild steel with a 1500 watt mazak laser using a 5 inch lens? if so can you point me in the direction.

 

[mazakoper]

(.500 HRS NTX 1.5KW)
(NF EVEN 0.077 NOZ)
G88P5M56
G87P2
M32
M20
G82P1500Q10R18
M22
G04X1.0
G82P1500Q35R25
G04X1.5
G82Q70R32
G04X2.5
G82Q90R39
G04X3.0
G82Q110R46
G04X8.0
G88P4M56
G87P9
G04X0.2
G82P1500Q700R100F27
G04X0.1
M99
THESE PARAMETERS ARE FROM MAZAK NEVER USED IT BUT IT WILL GET YOU STARTED

 

[flameon]

first go to a 7.5 in. focus lens, it will give you a wider kerf and allow more metal to flow. second, move the focus above the matrl about 2mm and use very low oxy gas pressure about .5 kg. use 1500 watts/80-90% duty. try the freq. at 1300 then 500, 25 ipm as a start point . i'm not too sure how the panasonic resonator works, but you can do this all day on an old 1600 watt mitsubishi. hope this starting point helps.