Silvertail A0 Laser Cutter/Cutting Parameters
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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
|
Other Materials
| Material
|
Speed (mm/sec)
|
Power (%)
|
Corner Power (%)
|
| Correx 4mm
|
30
|
100
|
80
|
| engrave coloured mount board 2mm
|
200
|
30
|
| Acetate
|
|
|
Kerf
The kerf of 3mm acrylic at normal cutting speeds (35) is between 0.15 - 0.2mm.
