r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Dependent-Play-7970 • 23h ago

Cleaning with lasers instead of soap

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u/quitethetable 22h ago

What are these lasers called?

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u/Grand-Advantage-6871 22h ago

This technique is called laser ablation and it uses CO2 or fiber lasers for it with very short pulses

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u/brucewillisman 20h ago

Why isn’t it damaging the floor?

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u/Best_Market4204 20h ago

i am sure it can. The layer is taking a very small layer off. Lasers heat up what it hits. Since it's on concrete, the damage is zero in quick paths i assume.

Just a guess

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u/_Cosmoss__ 3h ago

If you look closely you can see that it's leaving marks on the floor

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u/Highlandertr3 22h ago

Jeff. And they will thank you to refer to them as Mr Jeff.