Silvertail A0 Laser Cutter/Cutting Parameters: Difference between revisions

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'''Acrylic (Perspex)'''
===Acrylic (Perspex)===
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'''Ply (Birch)'''
===Ply (Birch)===
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'''Ply (Poplar)'''
===Ply (Poplar)===
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'''MDF'''
===MDF===
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! style="text-align:left;" | Thickness (mm)
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'''Etching (vary power/speed for different depths)'''
===Foam board===
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!|Thickness (mm)
!|Speed (mm/sec)
!|Power (%)
!|Corner power (%)
!|Examples / Notes
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|5
|50
|25
|23
|6 passes for a clean cut with minimal foam shrinkage
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|5
|80
|25
|23
|for a 50% score cut
|-
|5
|80
|20
|18
| for burning line markers/text into the paper coating
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===Etching (vary power/speed for different depths)===
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'''Outlining'''
===Outlining===
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'''Other Materials'''
===Other Materials===
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Revision as of 15:56, 27 February 2015

If you experiment with different materials or speeds, please note down all successful settings here,


Acrylic (Perspex)

Thickness (mm) Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner Power (%)
2 50 100 80
3 33 100 80
4 20 100 80
5 15 100 80
6 10 100 80
10 5 100 80

Ply (Birch)

Thickness (mm) Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner Power (%)
2 60 100 80
3 55 100 80
6 15 100 80
9 3 100 100

Ply (Poplar)

Thickness (mm) Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner Power (%)
3 60 100 80

MDF

Thickness (mm) Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner Power (%)
3 50 100 80
4 40 100 80

Foam board

Thickness (mm) Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner power (%) Examples / Notes
5 50 25 23 6 passes for a clean cut with minimal foam shrinkage
5 80 25 23 for a 50% score cut
5 80 20 18 for burning line markers/text into the paper coating


Etching (vary power/speed for different depths)

Material Speed (mm/sec) Power (%)
Anodized Aluminium 1000 35
Acrylic 800 40

Outlining

Material Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner Power (%)
Acrylic 100 30 30
Anodized Aluminium 100 30 30
Ply (light) 100 20 15
Ply (dark) 100 40 35

Other Materials

Material Speed (mm/sec) Power (%) Corner Power (%)
Correx 4mm 30 100 80
engrave coloured mount board 2mm 200 30
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