203 0 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 just curious. how much would it be to get some ply laser cut, probably 6 sheets worth ... anyone done this before? Link to post Share on other sites
Kiteroa 8 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Give Scott at Styrotech a call. I've always found their prices to be very reasonable. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 They can laser cut ply?? Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 They can laser cut ply?? apparently so ... a guy over the ditch got some cut for a 3.7... i was just curious to see how much it actually is... Link to post Share on other sites
Farrari 4 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 They can laser cut ply?? apparently so ... a guy over the ditch got some cut for a 3.7... i was just curious to see how much it actually is... Talk to Mike at Mike Pearce boat builders. They used to get the marine ply laser cut for his Starlings. It was only a year or so ago they stopped making them. Link to post Share on other sites
bene_sails 0 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 this guy has the pattens for the bulkheads and girder to use with a spindle moulder. http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 146778.htm i would say a whole lot cheaper unless you have the cad/cam file and a mate with a cnc/laser cutter. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I have heard of it being cut by water jet and by CNC router(point to point machine) but niot laser. Not sure how you would stop it from burning. Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 this guy has the pattens for the bulkheads and girder to use with a spindle moulder.http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/boats-m ... 146778.htm i would say a whole lot cheaper unless you have the cad/cam file and a mate with a cnc/laser cutter. not looking for frames and that at the moment... only just put my one back together haha Link to post Share on other sites
203 0 Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 http://www.csse.uwa.edu.au/~pk/farr37/index.html unless he is full of lies... Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 No I think he is telling the truth. He states you can sand off the slight amount of charing and you can see the edge is black. Waterjet can do similar as far as very fine accurate cutting just like that. Don't knwo anyone that does it though. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 I priced up some water jet cutting last year with a company in Chch, it was between $90 and $150 a meter I think depending on the surface finish of the cut. That was for 20mm steel though. I imagine ply would be a bit cheaper as they can cut it quicker but I would doubt you would get it much below $50 a meter. Laser cutting is slightly cheaper I think especially because there are a few more machines around. You'll have no trouble cutting the ply with laser, you may have to deal with a few mil tolerances. You will have a blackend edge for sure, but it will be of constant depth and is therefore predictable and can be taken into account for. If you want an idea of cost then I would base it off maybe $30 a meter of cut but thats only a slightly educated guess Link to post Share on other sites
figaro 0 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 A cnc will be able to cut ply you need is the tooling to do it. try cutshop in mt wellington they have cut ply in the past and are reasonably priced all you need is a dfx file or a drawing of what you want. Link to post Share on other sites
The Saint 0 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 to make the knifes for printing we often use a laser cutter through 20mm Ply, we would supply either and EPS or pdf file for them to work from but if a file is not available we would have the outline drawn on a mylar sheet or something they can work from. If you want to look at this option Hygrade dies in Auckland may be an option as they have both, is they are not interested contact and local printer and ask who they use to produce there knifes and give them a call. Link to post Share on other sites
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