Laser Rust Removal - cool!

[hoosierdoc]

This is very cool. Much like a power washer I think I would keep trying to find rusty parts to work on. Is it really this straight forward to use? The sound of the thing working makes me picture a pretty heavy voltage and current draw.

[video=youtube;CLaBFkeHG0A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLaBFkeHG0A[/video]

 

[steveh_131]

I would sell actual guns to buy one of these.

 

[oldpink]

Sure would come in handy for guys who made the mistake of not oiling their guns up before storing them.

 

[pudly]

Sure would come in handy for guys who made the mistake of not oiling their guns up before storing them.

Yup. Actually, it could be expanded to general restoration work- guns, cars, etc. Very interesting.

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Didn't find one in the newest Harbor Freight add.

 

[pudly]

Apparently, this is a commercial product: Cleaning with laser-light - gentle surface treatment with cleanLASER

A little more expensive than Harbor Freight.

 

[hoosierdoc]

I couldn't get that website to pull up at work. What's the price tag in euros?

 

[pudly]

They didn't list prices. If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

They do have a bunch of versions- from backpack-sized models up to full industrial versions.

 

[gunworks321]

I would sell actual guns to buy one of these.

Me too! I would have to sell them all though and probably still not have enough cash to buy one. Maybe I could rent it out?

 

[printcraft]

Do they have one in the 40 watt range?

 

[rhino400]

Me too! I would have to sell them all though and probably still not have enough cash to buy one. Maybe I could rent it out?

I actually contacted Adapt Laser Systems last year. They sell similar lasers state side. If I recall correctly the pricing for the 500 watt laser was around $380,000 to purchase. They also offered rental at around $11,000 a month.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Impressive.

 

[Dirtebiker]

Very cool!





Do i have 50 yet?

 

[Snipercop]

I want one. That could be a real money-maker!

 

[CountryBoy19]

FWIW, there is no way to get back the metal that has been converted to oxides without a chemical reduction reaction (which is not taking place from what I understand). If the item is pitted, this device won't get rid of the pits, just the metal oxides on the surface. Nearly any laser can do this but this one is specifically designed with a wide beam to cover more area at once.

IMHO, very cool device, but very specialized and offers no improvement over the actual rust cleanup and only offers marginal improvement over the non-functional aspects of rust-removal (less mess, no blasting grit to clean up etc)... at a HUGE cost increase... I'll take a sand-blaster, electrolysis, or chemical means... I'm a cheap-skate...

Just to be clear, I'm not craping on this thread or the technology, just pointing out that it's not a miracle restoration tool.

 

[pudly]

Yeah. But its a frikken laser!

 

[oldpink]

Yeah. But its a frikken laser!

[video=youtube;voSpOrimkMY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voSpOrimkMY[/video]

 

[ghuns]

Didn't find one in the newest Harbor Freight add.

Doesn't seem to be easy to find yet. But I hear Dodge is including one with all their new trucks.

 

[HoughMade]

Do they have one in the 40 watt range?

Well actually:

Low Power CL 20 CL 50 Reinigungslaser - cleanLASER

 

[RustyHornet]

Saw this the other day being used to strip paint off a car. I came to the conclusion that it's PFM.