advise options needed on laser upgrade/add on

[george uk]

Thanks for that.

Am mainly thinking about etching into stone, am at the planning stage so i can change were or how its going to be mounted, but i do have a large area on my Y/Z arm, plenty of hight and saftey. and if its easyer, the machine is 4500mm long, so i can anex one end.
So if its possible adn feasible and makes sence, mounting a tube vertically or horizontally on the z is not a problem, neither would cooling.

My machine quoted max speeds are
Maximum Speed of X Axis: 2,165 IPM
Maximum Speed of Y Axis: 1,770 IPM
Vectoral Speed X-Y Axes: 2,796 IPM
Maximum Speed of Z Axis: 710 IPM

Would that be to slow ?

Am thinking, if i can mount it direct on the Y/Z i could change tube and powerpack and focuser if i needed i higher power cut, like steel, but i dont understand if it will cause the laser tube any trouble by moving so fast.

So, if that is nbot doable, i was thinking of another problem, if i have to fix the tube on the Y or X, and a solution.

Beam strength over distance.

If the tube is fixed, do you get variation in the beem strength, and does the software/hardware deal with this. I was thinking.
Could i mount 2 fixed 40w tubes at each end of my Y and combine the beems at Z, therefore, giving level power down the full length of the Y.

As you can tell, i really know fa about lasers, but a lasers a must for what am planning, Iether for etching stone or cutting metals. Am adding a a few more items like scanning heads, probes, but i need to finalise the plan for the laser, as everything will have to fit around that and its wireing.

after looking, am wandering if i could use a laser diod as well for etching