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Neil Wyatt	01/03/2023 21:10:51
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Google it... I was sceptical, but it appears to be a real thing. Can't see if it's actually better than something that leaves a hard iron phosphate or iron II oxide layer to replace the rust? And the price... Neil Edited By Neil Wyatt on 01/03/2023 21:13:34
lee webster	01/03/2023 21:35:07
383 forum posts 71 photos	If a diy, home workshop model is released one day, I could be tempted. A 3D printer was once out of reach, now I have two.
Ed Duffner	01/03/2023 21:46:42
863 forum posts 104 photos	That's an impressive bit of kit. I've actually just aquired a small laser marker, only 5Watts power. Just finding my feet with this new-to-me technology. Ed.
duncan webster	02/03/2023 00:09:54
5307 forum posts 83 photos	Chap on my team at work developed a laser system for removing the surface of contaminated concrete. It worked a treat on all the bits of demolition concrete we had on our site, but didn't touch samples from another site. Turned out ours had limestone aggregate the other was granite. If you heat limestone it produces CO2 which spalls the surface off, granite just gets hot.
Ady1	02/03/2023 02:20:35
6137 forum posts 893 photos	It only produces heat, so they must paint something onto the rust and the reaction deals with it?

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