[chbot] Ultrasonic drill or pulsed laser anyone?

[Charles Manning]

Why ask the Dolts with Volts and Bolts?

Talk to the experts. There are people who make quartz pendants etc. and
have been for years.

eg. http://www.hetties.co.nz/



On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 6:37 PM, Helmut Walle <helmut.walle at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, he may need a diamond drill. But 63 mm deep at 3 mm diameter is going
> to be interesting...
>
> The problem with LASER cutting is that (crystalline) quartz is highly
> transparent over a very wide spectrum, which is in conflict with
> transferring energy from the beam to the material to be cut... I don't know
> about ultrasound. How about water jet? Not sure...
>
> Also, the quality of the cut will vary depending on machining technology
> and tools used; so it would be good to know the purpose of the whole affair
> to decide.
>
> That's my 3 cts worth, and I am by no means an expert on this...
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Helmut.
>
> On 17/02/2016 2:54 p.m., Mike Barnes wrote:
>
>> Hi Team,
>>
>> Mate at work wants to drill a 3mm x 63mm deep holes in Quartzes.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Mike
>>
>>
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