Haven't heard of these before, so will research. What sort of power =20 would I need for 1/8" acrylic though? Cost is an issue, which is why =20 I felt that getting a head and attaching to my existing XYZ machine or =20 cnc-mill would be nice. Cheers, -Neil. Quoting Bob Blick : > Hi Neil, > > Fiber lasers are very cool for smallish lasers that can do lots of > different materials. They are very controllable, and by changing the > frequency and pulse width you can tune them for the material you're > cutting. Price is about triple what you've been quoted for what is > probably a YAG. But I have no idea about cutting acrylics. > > Cheerful regards, > > Bob > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .