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Cutting everything with one cutting head??

Cutting everything with one cutting head??

Cutting everything with one cutting head??

(OP)
Hi All,

Please can someone answer my question!!?? We cut Mild steel up to 15mm on our 2.2kw bystronic bysprint. Also Stainless up to 8mm.

When we bought the machine second hand a year or so ago, it came with a 5" and 7.5" head. The question is... Can we cut everything with the 7.5" head, and not use the 5" head??

At present we use both, 5" for 0 - 3mm, 7.5" if over 3mm thick.

From my thinking i can't see why we cant just use one 7.5" head because this will still be able to focus in the full range we require??

Thanks for any reply.

Best regards, SJClaser.

RE: Cutting everything with one cutting head??

you can, but you will lose speed on thinner material because of the power density difference between a 5" and a 7 1/2". try it and see if it works good enough for you. we use the 7 1/2" lenses sometimes when we are out of 5" for thinner material. %" is definitely better for thin.

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RE: Cutting everything with one cutting head??

RPosty is right, and you may also have a wider cut so check the tolerances

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RE: Cutting everything with one cutting head??

Some guys think that he lost time exchanging the cutting head, but usually they lost more time and material trying to develop parameters to cut with low speed.

RE: Cutting everything with one cutting head??

(OP)
Hi All,

thanks for the tips. We have given it ago and it cuts well, but is defiantly slower.

Cheers, sjclaser

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