Can anyone give me a ballpark price for a laser cutting head such as those from Hypertherm? I need something that will easily cut through 1/4" mild steel. The higher the power the better, but I'm guessing that the price goes up exponentially.

Sir,

Do you mean PLASMA, not laser??

Jack C.

No, I'm just about ready to buy a Hypertherm Powermax 1000. I wanted to see what a laser head would cost in comparison. I'm guessing over $10k. I didn't post in the laser forum becase I'm not interested in the low wattage engravers.

Thanks for any help.

Zumbz, I could be wrong, but I believe a laser that powerful can't be contained in a head. It has to be part of the whole machine. The laser light is taken to the cutting point by mirrors.

-Jeff

A laser that can cut 1/4 steel will cost a min of (~$60K used) and will need to be in the 2,500 watt range. Will be the size of 2 cars+

Sir,

Do you mean PLASMA, not laser??

Jack C.

I believe Zumba is referring to the Hypertherm FAST Laser Line

http://www.hypertherm.com/languages/english/lasers.php

I have never seen pricing on them myself, although I am curious...