Full Version: Air Assist Levels
From: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#1]
24 Feb 2007
To: ALL
I'd be curious to know how much air people are pushing across their lasers. I'm assuming most air assist pumps are adjustable. Is this true? I think I may need to increase the flow.
Thanks!
Jim
From: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#2]
24 Feb 2007
To: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#1] 24 Feb 2007
Howdy Jim!
We have air assist on our laser, but I've never seen an adjustment....never had a need to adjust the air flow.
Cody
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#3]
24 Feb 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#2] 24 Feb 2007
The (very) few I have start with 10 Lbs of pressure out of a regulator and then control the flow downward using a limiting valve. That means to me that it is not a huge amount of air used.
Take that for what it's worth, not much but a bare starting point. Someone else will give a more exacting answer.
From: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#4]
24 Feb 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#3] 24 Feb 2007
From: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5]
24 Feb 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#4] 24 Feb 2007
It was the strangest pizza I ever have had. Tasted just like steak.
Very well prepared steak.
From: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#6]
24 Feb 2007
To: Harvey only (HARVEY-ONLY) [#5] 24 Feb 2007
Ah.
We ended up eating at the Hilton Steakhouse...not bad at all. Janna had the "Free Range Chicken", which we both expected to be a breast.
Wrong.
It was TWO very large leg quarters. WAAAAAY too much food.
I had their 12-oz prime rib, which was perfectly cooked. It wasn't the absolute best that I've had but it was very good. I think their scale needs calibration though....it was at least 16 ounces!
Okay....sorry for hijacking the thread.....back on topic now.
From: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#7]
24 Feb 2007
To: Cody (BOBTNAILER) [#6] 24 Feb 2007
All this talk about food and a breast! 8-O
You're making me hungry!!!
Jim
From: (Brian) (MOSTLY_HERE) [#8]
25 Feb 2007
To: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#1] 25 Feb 2007
From: Goodvol (JIMGOOD) [#9]
25 Feb 2007
To: (Brian) (MOSTLY_HERE) [#8] 25 Feb 2007
Brian,
I need to check to see if I have an adjustment. The instruction booklet does not discuss any adjustment but the assembly drawing shows an "adjusting screw" so I'm hoping that is for the flow.
I'm showing around 9 psi when I'm vector cutting. The model says the max air pressure is 30 psi so I'm assuming I can adjust it, if needed. I seem to be getting a little more burn than I think I should. I need to also check the location of the flow. Maybe it isn't hitting the right spot. I'll check it out.
Thanks for the help!
Jim