Perhaps a new chance for the old aviation engines and parts

[Fendermandan]

[David MacRay]

I need one of those. Don't tell my wife.  O0

[ScudRunner-d95]

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[David MacRay]

I want one, they're only $480 000. I'm not getting one.

[praveen4143]

Would someone who understands engineering better than I be able to confirm how this would affect the thickness and other parameters of the metal object while cleaning the rust/corrosion off?
Is there more to this than the lasers being a micro-scrubbing agent akin to a very small steel-wool scrubber?

[woodzi]

It works because the rust absorbs the energy from the laser and is heated to a plasma state. The bare metal underneath the rust is reflective at the wavelength of the laser, so it doesn't heat up.

[Chris]

I would love to use it to clean up the rust on my old Subaru but I fear that I wouldn't have any car left at the end.