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! style="text-align:left;" | Polypropylene - 5micron (.5mm) | |||
! Speed (mm/sec) | |||
! Power (%) | |||
! Corner Power (%) | |||
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|Cutting | |||
|70 | |||
|70 | |||
|20 | |||
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|scoring (for folds) | |||
|100 | |||
|30 | |||
|20 | |||
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|engraving | |||
|800 | |||
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Revision as of 18:12, 28 August 2015
If you experiment with different materials or speeds, please note down all successful settings here,
Cutting
Acrylic (Perspex)
| Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner Power (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 50 | 100 | 80 |
| 3 | 30 | 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 |
| 6 | 15 | 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 |
(*) this needs to be retested since we are not supposed to make multiple passes over the same path
Corrugated Cardboard
| Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner Power (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 100 | 100 | 80 |
Acetate Sheets
| Thickness (mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner Power (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | 100 | 17 | 17 |
Etching
Vary power/speed for different depths
| Material | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Anodized Aluminium | 1000 | 35 |
| Acrylic | 800 | 40 |
| Glass | 800 | 55 |
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 |
| 6mm MDF | 100 | 40 | 35 |
| 6mm Acrylic | 100 | 40 | 35 |
Other Materials
We start to see issues with the machine when trying to cut with speed higher than 100. To cut thin stencil material it's better to use engrave instead cutting mode.
| Material | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner Power (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correx 4mm | 30 | 100 | 80 |
| engrave coloured mount board 2mm | 200 | 30 | |
| Acetate |
| Polypropylene - 5micron (.5mm) | Speed (mm/sec) | Power (%) | Corner Power (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting | 70 | 70 | 20 |
| scoring (for folds) | 100 | 30 | 20 |
| engraving | 800 | 40 |
Kerf
The kerf of 3mm acrylic at normal cutting speeds (35) is between 0.15 - 0.2mm.
