phil@pepsi.amd.com (Phil Ngai) (01/30/90)
In article <13093@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> bwf@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (bernard.w.fecht) writes: |I've been cutting ceramic tile for the last couple of |nights, having a rough time at it. I was wondering, |while doing my chipping and breaking, what kind of |laser I'd need to cut my weird angles through these |1/4" tiles. Could I possibly get it at Radio Shack |or Edmund Scientific? If you want to cut tiles, go rent a wet tile saw with a diamond blade. If you want to screw around, play with lasers. -- Phil Ngai, phil@diablo.amd.com {uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil Peace through strength.
batman@watsci.uwaterloo.ca (Marcell Stoer) (01/31/90)
If you intend too use a laser to cut tiles, you're going to need 80-100K in cash, a lot of room and some know-how in operating them. An ion laser that can put out say 30 watts (80K from Coherent) will have a hard time cutting tiles, but could do it eventually. Ceramic is pretty tuff. Edmund Scientific is more of a novelty scientific supply company, they probably sell HeNe's, but that's about all. -- Marcell BITNET : Batman@Watsci.uwaterloo.ca I can't believe the news today, I can't close my eyes and make it go away!" -U2