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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
|
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
|
Etching (vary power/speed for different depths)
Material
|
Speed (mm/sec)
|
Power (%)
|
Anodized Aluminium
|
1000
|
35
|
Acrylic
|
800
|
40
|
Glass
|
800
|
45
|
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
|