Laser rust and paint removal

[JimRB]

I don't know if anyone else had posted this. My wife saw me watching and said something about anew gadget. Not at the price that the cleaner costs. Best Rust Remover - Hand-Held Laser Blasts Away Rust

 

[medic1050]

It is cool but at $20K it is hardly affordable for the average Joe. A dustless sandblaster is a better option at half the price.
Also the paint is going somewhere it is being vaporized and it can settle back as dust.

 

[jack707]

I cleaned a tank that was rusted with a weed burber

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

It is cool but at $20K it is hardly affordable for the average Joe. A dustless sandblaster is a better option at half the price.
Also the paint is going somewhere it is being vaporized and it can settle back as dust.

$20k? Where did you get that number? From the article:

P-Laser told R&T that a low-power QF-50, with only 50 watts of muscle, costs 47,800 Euro, or more than $53,000 at today's exchange rate.

If a 50 watt unit is over $50 grand, a 1000 watt unit has got to be north of $100 grand.

I would not want to breathe the vaporized stuff. I doubt it will settle back as dust - it's probably turned to gasses. But I would want PLENTY of ventilation, preferably a vacuum system with the fumes vented outside after being filtered.

 

[Industrial Toys]

That is really, really amazing. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[hddnis]

I'm waiting for Hazard Fraught Tools to start selling them for $199.00 on sale.

 

[4get gto]

I'm waiting for Hazard Fraught Tools to start selling them for $199.00 on sale.

With coupon !