Don`t forget the heat gun.Based on a Reddit string, Adapt Laser Systems was selling two demo units: 500W for $275,000; 100W for $145,000 a year ago. Rent 500W for $7,500/week; 100W for $4,500/week.
Need to stop at Lowes on the way home to buy sandpaper.
One careless laser wielder, and that laser beam is going to shoot like a gun and do a lot of damage, is what I think, blind someone or burn someone and maybe far away.
One careless laser wielder, and that laser beam is going to shoot like a gun and do a lot of damage, is what I think, blind someone or burn someone and maybe far away.
It comparable to roto-peening speed wise, slower than blasting, however we were concerned with the way it left the substrate, i.e. micromelting (on metal structure) compared to blasting. As to the coating, it is vaporized, depending on local regulations, would need to be permitted or captured. I would like to see a ton of testing before I used it on a fiberglass hull.
We look for a very prescriptive condition without long term testing, basically not enough proof of product. These are warships, and we were looking to ensure at least a 14 year service life, with top shelf coatings, so the threshold of acceptability is quite high. I still wouldn't hit anything other than metal with it, without an ABYC or ISO cert.