{"id":3387,"date":"2015-10-14T12:21:26","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T17:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2020-01-08T14:38:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T20:38:29","slug":"laser-cutting-18-abs-plastic-with-2-8w-and-3-8w-laser-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jtechphotonics.com\/?p=3387","title":{"rendered":"Laser Cutting 1\/8&#8243; ABS Plastic with 2.8W and 3.8W Laser Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ABS Plastic Laser Cutting Kits<\/h2>\n<p>These lasers really can do quite a lot of different materials. \u00a0We have tried cutting ABS before with good results, but we have never documented it in a video. \u00a0We got a request from a customer to show this with our lasers, so here it is!<\/p>\n<p>The 3.8W laser is a bit faster and needs fewer passes, but the 2.8W laser still does a good job as well.<\/p>\n<p>3.8W Laser: \u00a0 8 passes @ 225mm\/min<br \/>\n2.8W Laser: \u00a0 12 passes @ 150mm\/min<\/p>\n<p>The cut is clean with a nice finish.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0ONLY CUT ABS with a FUME HOOD and VENTILATION. \u00a0It releases cyanide gasses&#8230; \u00a0not good.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Laser Cutting ABS Plastic with J Tech Photonics 2.8W and 3.8W 445nm laser kits\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hAYtpqSYcqk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABS Plastic Laser Cutting Kits These lasers really can do quite a lot of different materials. \u00a0We have tried cutting ABS before with good results, but we have never documented it in a video. \u00a0We got a request from a customer to show this with our lasers, so here it is! 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