CTR Lasers - Tutorials

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Tutorials

Tutorials

Our CTR tutorials provide step-by-step guides on how to carry out a range of useful and interesting procedures relating to your laser machine.

This includes how to generate a specific type of design file quickly and easily with minimal editing, through to how to process material you may not be aware are laser compatible.

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DESIGN

 

PROCESSES

 

As always, let us know if there's anything in particular you would like to see added here.

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Can You Use a Laser Cutter on Plastic?
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There is a lot of information online advising against cutting plastics with laser cutting machines because some plastics can cause mirrors to gradually lose accuracy — as dust, smoke, and other tiny particles accumulate between the mirror casings and lenses. Whilst it can be beneficial to understand some of the pitfalls that can occur when cutting certain types of plastics, it's important to relate the question to the exact device you're using and the plastic you're cutting. Read More
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The first carbon dioxide (C02) laser was invented in 1963 by Kumar Patel, and just two years later, the first Western Engineering Research Center (in Buffalo, USA) was the first to employ a laser as a cutting device, using a laser to drill holes in diamond dies. By the late 1960s, gas laser cutting was being used to cut through metal with ease and accuracy, something that CO2 lasers originally hadn't been capable of. For over 40 years, laser cutters have improved in terms of speed, performance and quality, but what about accuracy? How accurate is laser cutting today? Read More