There are many different ways that you can cut wood with a laser. Diode is a laser that comes in three different colors, red, blue or green. These are weaker than CO2 lasers and are great for etching and marking because they aren’t super powerful. CO2 lasers come in many different sizes and powers and are great for engraving and cutting wood. When it comes to safety concerns, you want to know that these lasers can damage the human eye so you always want to direct the beam away from you.
Key Takeaways:
- Subtractive machining is great for cutting difficult designs and more simple ones into flat sheets of material.
- Most machines work on materials that are up to 12 mm thick but some can work with materials as thick as 20 mm.
- Diode lasers can be dangerous for humans as the blue ones can damage the human eye from over 200 meters away.
“In this article, we’ll focus on cutting wood with laser cutters, but if you want to cut wood thicker than 20 mm, it’s best to consider using a CNC router, as it will take multiple passes for a laser to cut through thick materials and won’t produce a clean cut.”
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