To give you an idea of how fast a laser can cut below is a video of the laser cutting 0.5mm thick styrene.
Brunel Models provides a custom laser cutting service for modellers and others requiring components ot items that would be difficult, if not impossible, to fabricate any other way.
The talk on Laser Cutting that I presented at the Narrow Gauge Convention 2007 and the NMRA Convention 2007 is available here. This was originally a PowerPoint presentation but has been converted to web (html) format for ease of access.
We can turn this:
Into this:
We can also cut hard to make components for modellers such as :
Wing ribs cut out of 0.4mm marine ply for a Handley Page E/50 "Yellow Peril" 1911.
Artwork can be suppied either by a computer file, hardcopy or from original drawings, photos and/or drawings supplied by the customer.
Examples of laser cutting can be found in the Photo Gallery while for costs, artwork, requirements and other information concerning laser cutting use the links on the top left of this page.