[Andrew] recently discovered that these devices can be readily repurposed into a laser welding tool with just a bit of work under the hood. He first came across the technology via videos from ...
Laser processing equipment uses high-powered lasers to cut, trim, perforate, weld, join, or mark a variety of materials in plate or sheet form. They are used to process metals, plastics, semiconductor ...
The common tool used to fuse non-woven fabrics at the seams is an ultrasonic welder. This is not as common in the hackerspace tool room, but laser cutters may be a suitable stand-in. Getting the ...
But high electrical conductivity also means that copper has high thermal conductivity, which makes welding difficult. Any laser heat that is applied to a specific spot quickly transfers through to ...
Offers an introduction to the fundamentals of laser welding including characteristics, welding defects and evolution of laser welding discusses developments in several techniques including disk, ...