Sterno. That stuff saved my life when I was homeless.

Still better than being conservative.

Yeah I was really quite confused. Went from glorious communism to …this… Thanks for pointing that out.

Shit! I came here to say Steve too… Ay op it’s name is Steve. We have spoken.

Jesus Christ I have never seen a more accurate comment on anything. Thank you very much for the awesome mental imagery!

Yeah it’s quite the sunset for sure.

Oh yeah that’s a pretty solid benefit right there. I swear the oddest things will block them from cutting. I didn’t even consider the smoke diffusing the beam.

Like the most powerful laser I’ve used won’t cut through a paper sticker or even the residue but it’ll cut through .75" steel like it’s nothing.

The optics is a big deal too. On the big ones everything is pretty reasonably sized and they’re still a pain to clean. I can’t imagine what it’s like with those tiny ones. Also, those larger lasers lenses are really commonly coated in thorium and a speck gets on there it’s going to superheat and vaporize a lot of the lense. Pretty damn dangerous to be around lol!

CNC laser operator here.

I don’t know about these lower power lasers so I may be wrong. With the lasers I’ve used (200-2000W), the air/oxygen is used to create a superheated jacket of gas around the laser which allows it to cut a nice smooth edge. It also has the added benefit of blowing away the slag/dross that’s created.

When we cut more temperature sensitive materials like aluminum and stainless we use nitrogen, which cools the material. This creates a pretty jagged deal with the dross that you gotta sand off but it prevents blowouts and really creates a nice edge if you get the pressure dialed in just right.

Z.

I love how the title implies that Republicans aren’t adults.

I just realized…

I would kill for some good bulgogi right now.

Aw yeah this went straight up as one of my favorite shows. The horror elements in it are just insane. One of the most tense things I’ve ever seen.

Do you have a favorite spaghetti recipe?

Oh you know I be getting all Little Shop of Horrors with it.

But the Dolphins!

You really shouldn’t rebreathe it like that. I’ve been told that’s how you get the brain damage.

Your name isn’t Santa…

WHAT?! If Santa isn’t real then how do those presents get there?? And the cookies! Where do they go??

It’s probably because of all the solar farms sucking the energy from the sun.

/s just in case…

I took would like to know. I’m currently DAW shopping and this is the first I’ve ever heard of Ardour