I’ve had an ArcDroid since last summer and have not set it all up yet. Been dealing with some health issues. But yesterday I saw a KickStarter that really got my attention.
In one of the videos, it looks like it was able to cut through 1/4 mild steel. It was being done hand held, but the kerf was like 0.5mm. The company says to expect a kerf of 0.1 - 0.5mm. That is crazy.
It’s a 700W Fiber laser and should be able to cut 3mm (1/8") Stainless, Carbon Steel, and 2mm Aluminum. The base cost for the Pro package is ~$3k. Way more than your average plasma, but way way less than any other metal laser cutter I have seen.
I’m wondering what the forum thinks of attaching this Laser Cutter to an ArcDroid. I’m thinking as long as you can control the on/off of the laser and tune all the other parameters regarding torch cutting height, perce pausing and cut speed, it should be very doable. One issue I see is I don’t know for sure the diameter of the laser gun, but it should be able to be held by the ArcDroid torch mount.
