This post is a spin off of a recent post about a fire I had that lead to me buying a new machine. Before you say "it can't be repaired" please read below and check out where the crack is.
New laser tube has a profound crack at the end of it near the water intakes. Bought machine from a 'local' who bought it direct from china and never used it. not sure when or how the tube cracked. the guy who sold it to me said he would write to the manufacturer and ask them to warranty. we'll see. til then I want to try to fix the tube.
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there does not seem to be any cracks in the portion of the tube that holds the gaseous mix responsible for running the laser itself, just the cooling component. can I repair this? if so how would I go about it? epoxy, super glue, "welding", tape, gum, Velcro...?
anyone have experience with cracks in this area?
New laser tube has a profound crack at the end of it near the water intakes. Bought machine from a 'local' who bought it direct from china and never used it. not sure when or how the tube cracked. the guy who sold it to me said he would write to the manufacturer and ask them to warranty. we'll see. til then I want to try to fix the tube.
IMG_20130627_195825.jpg IMG_20130627_195858.jpg
there does not seem to be any cracks in the portion of the tube that holds the gaseous mix responsible for running the laser itself, just the cooling component. can I repair this? if so how would I go about it? epoxy, super glue, "welding", tape, gum, Velcro...?
anyone have experience with cracks in this area?