Originally Posted by
Jim Good
Scott,
What would be the best way to cut this foil? I'd like to get a good edge.
Jim
I have no idea, but I have seen steel shim stock, .003" thick, cut on a galvo fiber and the items were small, like 1/4" diameter circles. The problem, in my opinion, is that the galvo is so fast, that the cut never has a chance to dissipate the heat enough before the beam comes back for another pass. With that much energy blasting into .003" thick metal, it just was a mess. I suppose it's possible to use less power and more passes and finally get a good result. I'm not sure, I only saw it one time, when it was being tried.
I've never known galvo fiber's to be great at cutting much of anything. Rastering, fantastic, cutting, not so much, but someone with more knowledge on the subject might educate both of us 
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