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Revision as of 14:10, 28 March 2014
If you found some sweet settings please share them here.
Background
Corner Power
When the path goes round curves, or a straight line passes close to previous line (TBC), the laser will slow down. As a consequence, the Corner Power needs to be lower to compensate. Typically about 80% of the Power setting.
Tried but DIY parameters
- Laser rubber has been used (mainly for stamps) it works well but you'll need to experiment for engraving/cutting
Parameters
Cutting
Acrylic - Perspex
| Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner power (%) | Examples / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | 100 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | 100 | 21 | |
| 5 | 3 | 100 | ||
| 10 | 1 (not enough?) | 100 |
PLY
| Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner power (%) | Examples / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .5 | 25 | 80 | This seemed to work really well with not much burn on the edges for the super thin ply. | |
| 1.5 | 8 | 100 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 100 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 100 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 100 |
MDF
| Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner power (%) | Examples / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 100 | 20 | |
| 4 | 4 | 100 |
Attempting to cut 6mm MDF may damage the cutter
Misc
| Material | Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner power (%) | Examples / Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylic - Palglas | 3 | 6 | 100 | 21 | Cubauble | |
| Corrugated Cardboard | 3 | 12 | 100 | |||
| Hardboard | 3 | 3 | 100 | |||
| Paper | 60 | 15 | ||||
| Card | 35 | 40 | ||||
| Mountboard | 12 | 100 | ||||
| Engraving Laminate | 15 | 80 | ||||
| Funky Foam | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Curian | 1 | 100 | Four passes required | |||
| Laser Rubber | 6 | 100 | 25 | |||
| Suede | 1 | 25 | 100 | 25 | ||
| Suede/Leather (line engraving) | >1 | 150 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Leather | 3 | 4 | 100 | 100 (needs more testing) | ||
| LD45 Plastazote | 12 | 25 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Unknown clear thermoplastic | 4 | 10 | 10 - 15 | 10 | These box lids melt easily but can be cut with multiple passes at low power. | |
| Polypropylene sheet | 500micron (0,5mm) | 14 | 40 | 17 | ||
| Polypropylene sheet - scoring | 500micron (0,5mm) | 60 | 60 | 15 | This will produce a score. useful if you want just to mark a point or fold. | |
| Polyester "paper" - NeverTear | 300micron (0.3mm) | 40 | 60 | 40 | Never tear is a polyester sheet that can be laser printed like normal paper. | |
| Polyester "paper" - NeverTear - Scoring | 300micron (0.3mm) | 100 | 15 | 40 | This will produce a score. useful if you want just to mark a point or fold. |
Engraving
| Material | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner power (%) | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acrylic - Perspex | 200 | 21 | ||
| Birch PLY | 200 | 17 | ||
| MDF | 200 | 25 | ||
| Corrugated Cardboard | 200 | 20 | ||
| Hardboard | 200 | 20 | ||
| Paper | 200 | 15 | ||
| Card | 300 | 20 | ||
| Mountboard | 200 | 20 | ||
| Engraving Laminate | 200 | 21 | ||
| Curian | 3 | 100 | ||
| Laser Rubber | 200 | 70 | ||
| Anodized aluminium (dyed black) | 450 | 90 | ? | LHS logo on black phone |
| Anodized aluminium (Macbook Pro) (Vector - in "cut" mode) | 100 | 100 | 80 | Russ's Macbook Pro |
| Suede | 250 | 15 | 80 | |
| LD45 Plastazote | 200 | 10 | 10 | At 10% engraves 2-3mm deep. Laser doesn't seem to come on at all at 5% or engrave at speeds >200 mm/s so may not be possible to engrave less deeply than this. |
