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by jimant 3839 days ago
Yeap - i noticed that I didn't reply like 10 min ago.

The tolerances based on the laser specs are 0.01mm. It is in essence extremely precise. Regarding the surface quality I think that a few photos would be the greatest way to showcase it. What is important to understand is that we are providing industrial level parts + quality, but we do this through a process that is easy for designers, engineers and people unfamiliar with laser cutting. Definitely not just "decorative"..

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You should put up some tech specs. Positional tolerance, profile tolerance, edge breaks, plate flatness, surface roughness specs (polished and unpolished). It doesn't need to be marketing speak: as you say it's a precise process and I think the average person would be blown away by what's routinely achieved. While people looking for non-decorative items may well really need the information.

P.S. Ideas for future features you may wish to offer:

- Laser etching (different machine, but ties in with the general business idea).

- Bending! Even at a simple level it would let people make accurate cases, brackets and sculptures from the pieces.

Actually we already provide laser engraving as an option! Bending is something another member mentioned a few minutes ago. This is an option for custom orders but I'm not sure that it can be "streamlined" in a relatively bug-less process - at least for a consumer client.
Is that 10μm repeatability or precision? Does it take into account the surface roughness (i.e. the surface roughness plus positioning error is less than 10μm) or is it just the positioning error? How much does your kerf width vary?
I'd really appreciate Ra values. And some info about heat affected zone aka HAZ.