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    Air assist, Cone v Tube?

    Hi All,

    I am thinking of adding air assist to my laser. I have shop air on supply and I would like to get opinions on the different methods of air delivery.

    From an Engineering standpoint I favor the cone as it seems the better approach being a more direct method of air delivery.

    With Epilog's tube, does it just blow a large volume of air in the general direction of the beam spot to blast away stuff?

    Obviously the cone will be more machine time, but if it is quite a bit better than the tube, then I do not mind. However if there is not much difference between the cone and tube then the tube is going to win out.

    Thoughts, opinions and suggestions gratefully accepted for cogitation and application.
    Last edited by Dave Johnson29; 05-17-2009 at 10:48 AM.
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