Voortman has introduced the V845 laser tube and profile cutting machine. It handles heavy round tubes, square tubes, and H ...

FIGURE 1. A tube laser doesn’t always cut tube. Here, it cuts shapes out of an angular profile. The machine also can cut flat ...

Laser cutting and engraving machines have been around for decades ... A blue sheet metal box with the laser tube mounted along the back. The cutting compartment is on the left and the electronics ...

The write up focuses on a tube-style laser cutter that uses a gas-filled tube ... If you can find a machine to use at a library or a hackerspace, then you should learn on that.