<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal">There are a number of modelers using laser cutters in the area. There are lots of different lasers out there, the ones you have are expensive ($5K+)..There are some lower cost units and some Chinese that are under $1K. Power and SW are the differentiator. 10-20W is cheap over 20-30W starts adding cost. The more powerful the laser the more it can cut in a single pass.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am not really up to speed, but I understand it may take multiple passes to cut thicker materials (why you get the burn at the edge).<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is the Elegoo <a href="https://www.elegoo.com/products/elegoo-phecda-laser-engraver-cutter-10w-20w?variant=40842293510192&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdrvpGa-WZ9_C212Qvpy179N9n7iTx59WHkBjEESu51lpCFwKjG83u4aAn3cEALw_wcB"> https://www.elegoo.com/products/elegoo-phecda-laser-engraver-cutter-10w-20w?variant=40842293510192&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdrvpGa-WZ9_C212Qvpy179N9n7iTx59WHkBjEESu51lpCFwKjG83u4aAn3cEALw_wcB</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Also check Creality and Sculpfun <a href="https://www.newegg.com/p/288-00EY-00001?item=9SIANRBH890182&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googlemkp-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googlemkp-pc-_-pla-dodocool-_-3d+printer+%2f+engraving+machines-_-9SIANRBH890182&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googlemkp-pc-_-pla-dodocool-_-3d+printer+%2f+engraving+machines-_-9SIANRBH890182&id0=Google&id1=19494340042&id2=147969014547&id3=&id4=&id5=pla-1650380562670&id6=&id7=9032048&id8=&id9=g&id10=c&id11=&id12=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdoWw1fwgKzCMSt_ejohRVEkWLJNqYHQg8S81zjnckVh0TzUMAC428gaAthEEALw_wcB&id13=&id14=Y&id15=&id16=644003064191&id17=&id18=&id19=&id20=&id21=pla&id22=235243160&id23=online&id24=9SIANRBH890182&id25=US&id26=1650380562670&id27=Y&id28=&id29=&id30=17769087116637439204&id31=en&id32=&id33=&id34=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdoWw1fwgKzCMSt_ejohRVEkWLJNqYHQg8S81zjnckVh0TzUMAC428gaAthEEALw_wcB"> https://www.newegg.com/p/288-00EY-00001?item=9SIANRBH890182&source=region&nm_mc=knc-googlemkp-pc&cm_mmc=knc-googlemkp-pc-_-pla-dodocool-_-3d+printer+%2f+engraving+machines-_-9SIANRBH890182&utm_source=google&utm_medium=paid+shopping&utm_campaign=knc-googlemkp-pc-_-pla-dodocool-_-3d+printer+%2f+engraving+machines-_-9SIANRBH890182&id0=Google&id1=19494340042&id2=147969014547&id3=&id4=&id5=pla-1650380562670&id6=&id7=9032048&id8=&id9=g&id10=c&id11=&id12=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdoWw1fwgKzCMSt_ejohRVEkWLJNqYHQg8S81zjnckVh0TzUMAC428gaAthEEALw_wcB&id13=&id14=Y&id15=&id16=644003064191&id17=&id18=&id19=&id20=&id21=pla&id22=235243160&id23=online&id24=9SIANRBH890182&id25=US&id26=1650380562670&id27=Y&id28=&id29=&id30=17769087116637439204&id31=en&id32=&id33=&id34=&gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj5mpBhDJARIsAOVjBdoWw1fwgKzCMSt_ejohRVEkWLJNqYHQg8S81zjnckVh0TzUMAC428gaAthEEALw_wcB</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">You also may need a cover and extractor fan.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Accrs <accrs-bounces@mail.accrs.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Seth Abrahams<br> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:29 PM<br> <b>To:</b> Alameda County Central Railroad Society <accrs@mail.accrs.org><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [Accrs] Laser Cutters<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">Robert from the Baz Boys used his to cut out wood and paper parts for Z scale cars buildings and bridges<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal">On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 4:23 PM Tony Long <<a href="mailto:tony.long@outlook.com">tony.long@outlook.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p> </div> <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">Message From: Tony Long <a href="mailto:tony.long@outlook.com" target="_blank"> tony.long@outlook.com</a><br> <br> <br> <o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I got this in the email today. I was wondering if anyone has one of these and what are some of the projects you use it for. I have a couple 1890's freight cars and was thinking that all the wrought iron parts would be 3D printed parts and the wood parts could be real wood parts. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">But to cut sills, posts, carline, end plates on a table saw might not be precision enough in small scales, but perhaps laser cutting would be more accurate. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">However, the issue with laser cutting is the material thickness matching your needed dimension thickness so you only have to make a one pass cut for a finished sill piece. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Any ideas on that? <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Tony<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bosslaser.com/" target="_blank">https://bosslaser.com/</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <div style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:12.0pt;min-width:424px" id="m_8405685992359759681LPBorder_GTaHR0cHM6Ly9ib3NzbGFzZXIuY29tLw.."> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;border:solid #C8C8C8 1.0pt"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" style="border:none;padding:9.0pt 27.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt"> <div style="margin-right:9.0pt;overflow:hidden" id="m_8405685992359759681LPImageContainer258766"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bosslaser.com/" target="_blank"><span style="border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="240" height="141" style="width:2.5in;height:1.4722in" id="m_8405685992359759681LPThumbnailImageId258766" src="cid:~WRD1888.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </td> <td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;border:none;padding:9.0pt 27.0pt 9.0pt 9.0pt"> <div style="margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:9.0pt" id="m_8405685992359759681LPTitle258766"> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bosslaser.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">Boss Laser - Industrial Grade Laser Cutters, Engravers and Markers</span></a><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Light",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div style="margin-right:6.0pt;margin-bottom:9.0pt;max-height:100px;overflow:hidden" id="m_8405685992359759681LPDescription258766"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666">With over 2,500 </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#666666">⭐️</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#666666"> five star reviews, Boss Lasers leads the industry in customer satisfaction. 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