Getting Started with Laser Cutting
In this chapter, we are going to introduce laser cutting, including its strengths and drawbacks and the potential it can give you.
Fusion 360 has quite a limited set of commands and tools dedicated to laser cutting and is not exactly the best solution when it comes to laser cutting. However, getting a general idea of a new technology is still very important since it will help us to expand our knowledge beyond milling and turning.
Therefore, the goal of this chapter (and the following ones on laser cutting) is to provide several hints about laser cutting. These chapters are not really aimed at industrial production. We will take a discursive approach to the subject, so we won’t be diving too much into parameters or equations.
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Introducing lasers
- How does a laser cut?
- Reviewing the pros and cons of laser cutting
