200w Pulsed vs 2000W Continuous Wave Laser Cleaning Machine Comparison Test

[@boorhadly]

ohhh the joy of being able to have one of those! great demonstration/comparison

[@6thGearGarage]

Thank you for watching!

[@tedbastwock3810]

A very fair demonstration. 1979 2WD Toyota pickup 😎 I bet those things are fun to use, especially for someone in The Ohio Republic of Rustlandia who's very accustomed to cleaning rusty parts.

[@6thGearGarage]

If I didn’t live in Ohio, I wouldn’t have these machines. Every single vehicle rusts here and these save so much time.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Not a door panel. 73-79 Ford pickup bedside rear.

[@tedbastwock3810]

Always love it when my fav subs comment each other 🙌hi bro!

[@fordtrknut]

Thanks for doing a side by side comparison on Pulse vs continuous Lasers. For area's that are exposed or flat, I agree sanding (or chemical stripping) would be the way to do it. I will be looking at getting a Pulse Laser, as it can get in the hard to reach or uneven surfaces. If had the money I would get both, and use the continuous on thicker metal (like frames). I realize that a real crusty frame may have to be laser'd a few times, but that's the only way to get down to bare metal in the "pores" of the rust. Sandblasting is probably the best way, but it is messy and you can only reuse the blasting media a few times. That sheet metal part appears to be a passenger side bedside from a 1979 F-Series pickup. The marker light cutout and body line is a dead giveaway. I look forward on more of your video's, so keep up the great content!

[@jaredm450]

You have TWO laser cleaners now? Wicked!

[@6thGearGarage]

Yep, I couldn't help myself! The 4runner is going to have a clean frame...

[@The_Stanwycks]

Both machines: What does the laser do to chrome? Rusty bumpers? Remove chrome? What are the surface temperatures? Possible to infrared laser the surfaces? Curious if the temps are similar to welding?

[@6thGearGarage]

I tried the pulsed machine on a chrome air cleaner cover that had a tiny bit of surface rust and it etched the surface of the chrome. Looks like crap now, should have just hit it with the fine steel wool and it would have turned out fine. I’ll have to do a longer test on some junk chrome to see if it can actually remove it. I do have an infrared camera, will have to check out those temps. Much lower than welding but can get hot to the touch if used on an area for too long.

[@adamhi3134]

THANKS A LOT

[@Bennyboy-dog]

The metal etching of the continuous 2000W is something unexpected. I imagine they are scanning the beam side to side, if they scanned it up and down too I suspect the surface finish might be nicer. BTW, I can't watch in cold temperatures...lucky I'm in Australia and we are in summer!

[@d7om_zl1]

WOW big different, you can't change the setting on the 2000w laser ?

[@6thGearGarage]

@@d7om_zl1 you can change a few settings like power, frequency, hz, but it doesn’t have the 8 different cleaning modes like the pulsed does

[@googlestaffuseless9733]

I am curious what does this do to undercoat rubber and tar based

[@6thGearGarage]

It removes undercoating rubber as well. I removed some in this video, on the backside of the panel.

[@vmoney9106]

Fricken lazers!

[@rudolphsteiner6797]

I did a search online for these products and I am having difficulty finding a vendor that sells them. How did you acquire these and what did they cost?

[@6thGearGarage]

I put links to both in the description. They’re available straight from the manufacturer. The 200w pulsed was around $9k, but that was in fall 2023 when I purchased mine. The price is less now. The 2000w continuous is a little over $5k delivered to US.

[@rudolphsteiner6797]

@@6thGearGarage Thank you for responding! Considering what you are getting that is a pretty good price!

[@3moshbenav]

Stickers on the motorcycle frame

[@6thGearGarage]

It will remove the stickers as well as the paint under it

[@donaldsullivan6979]

Are these machines 110 or 220?

[@6thGearGarage]

These are both 220, but I wonder if the 200w could be configured with 110 when ordering, because it is a lower power machine.

[@tanerhaznedar6013]

I would like to purchase laser cleaning machine too clean engine cylinder heads and cylinder blocks but ı am not sure which type should I buy pulse or fiber .rust is not a big problem to clean that engine parts but oil is .pulse laser is too expensive if fiber can solve we will choose fiber laser to import

[@6thGearGarage]

Because you will be cleaning parts that are aluminum, I would choose pulsed. Pulsed will not harm the mounting surfaces like a continuous wave machine would.

[@tanerhaznedar6013]

@ thank you for your kindly reply as you mentioned pulse looks like more sensitive on the surface but pulse laser is too expensive, in my country there are too high custom taxes and some extra fees if fiber can solve our problem too we would choose fiber .ı will import and sell this machine not for my own use

[@Energikar]

Ford pick-up bed corner. 70s model.. maybe 1972 or 73..

[@chuckclark9464]

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