Skip to content Russ puts the 10 W head into cutting tests and follows what happens when two combined beams move away from their intersection point. The session contrasts the behaviour with a more conventional CO₂ beam and highlights the importance of intensity through the depth of a cut.
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What You’ll Learn
- Why a good surface spot does not guarantee good through-cutting behaviour.
- How combined beams separate away from their intersection point.
- Why cut shape reveals what is happening below the surface.
The Surface Spot Is Only the Start
A small mark at the top of the material can be misleading. As the cut deepens, the two contributing beams no longer occupy exactly the same region, changing the intensity available deeper in the material.
Use the Cut as a Beam Diagnostic
Russ examines the resulting geometry and damage as evidence. Instead of relying solely on optical diagrams, the material itself records what the beam did through depth.
Why This Session Matters
It shows why a quoted surface spot size is not enough to predict real cutting performance.
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