Ok another question, with reflective mirrors, there is a gold side and a silver side, which way do they go in? Amos, Simple things that impede my progress!!!! PS both sides look good enough to be the mirror!!!
Ok another question, with reflective mirrors, there is a gold side and a silver side, which way do they go in? Amos, Simple things that impede my progress!!!! PS both sides look good enough to be the mirror!!!
Last edited by Amos De Pasquale; 12-02-2013 at 3:25 AM.
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AHHHHHHH!!!!!, that is way I originally put it in, but then decided I was WRONG!!!! that means the darker silver/grey colour faces the beam and the gold is the reflective coating facing the lock nut??!! just double checking before I undo it!!?? Amos
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The beam should hit the gold side.
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What make is your Laser Amos? Gold Si mirrors are unusual on 80 watt machines upwards so I wondered what supplier you purchased from.
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I really don't know about engravers but in general most mirrors that are used with laser are first surface mirrors and the first surface is what the laser should hit.
To check which is first surface is with a pencil, touch the pencil to the surface, if the tips touch that is the first surface, if they do not then flip it over.
With a mirror you can get a double reflection, one off the glass and one of the mirror coating, that is why first surface mirrors are used.
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I should have posted the pictures first up, this is a photo of a mirror I purchased about one year ago, I have never had to replace a mirror before.
Please advise me with your thoughts, all input is valued, AmosMirror silver side (Large).jpgmirror gold side (Large).jpg
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Those look like K2 mirrors Amos, the picture on the right shows the gold face that should face the beam. That said K2 mirrors won't survive 80 watts for very long
Chinese machines of 80 watts and over tend to use Moly mirrors due to the heat / cool / heat sequence they have to tolerate.
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The label said K9, would that be correct???Amos
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Bill tried your method on the outer edge and the gold surface is the first touch, the silver portion has a double image if you look at it side on.
Meanwhile it was another thing I learnt from Dave, Moly Mirrors,?! I will look them up, there are quite a few mirrors for sale on the net, I wonder if they should state "not suitable for Lasers 80watts and up" ! Amos
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K9's will shatter very quickly if you use them on an 80 watt Amos, they are only rated to 40 watts max
Molybdenum Mirrors are pretty much un-breakable and are rated (Chinese versions) to 400 watts+
Once the surface plane of the coating is scored or breeched Gary they can lose their coating quickly due to uneven expansion / stress over the surface. Especially K9/K2 mirrors as they are stressed even when in normal use. I've seen K series mirrors burn through when they are dirty let alone damagedthat you could easily touch (and safely scratch) the outer edge of the mirror with no possible impact on the usability of the mirror.
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Thank God I posted the embarassing question, I thought to myself, these guys will think I'm really stupid!!! I have not used those mirrors yet, I was about to do so, but that will wait for another day. Thanks for the education, Amos
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