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CO2 Lens preferences
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:57 am
by TyronesKl
There are a lot of choices these days with Lens Manufactures. anyone have any particular Preferences?
I was looking at the Black Magic Lens by Ophir online, anyone ever used these or any other Brand name Lens?
Re: CO2 Lens preferences
Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 3:14 am
by LINUS
Hi,
The lens choice depends on several factors, what is the wattage you cut with, what type of material, thickness and also the environment. You wouldn't think all of that makes a difference with the lens however, to get the best cut and the longest lens life, consider these factors.
The Black Magic is a great lens for cutting galvanized, stainless and aluminum. It has a low absortion coating, lasts longer than normal lenses, are easier to keep clean. Only downside is it can not be used with a Piercing Sensor/ HeNe Beam. Mate Precision Tooling sells them.
Good luck.
CO2 Lens preferences
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:06 am
by Martinduh
Well the hene is nice to have, but we just started cutting copper with our amada FO3015 4000w system and I am thinking maybe for those jobs we should use a higher quality low absorption lens. So far so good, but I know with aluminum one misstep and your optics are toast. Copper is probably twice as reflective.