Laser Cutter Material Settings: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 19:26, 30 November 2018
Unfortunately you can't just calculate the perfect settings based on the power ("Watts") of a laser cutter because the actually delivered energy is always based on a combination of power and speed, which is different for each brand or model of laser cutter. To make things more complicated, 100 % power in a cutting profile is not the same as 100 % power in an engraving profile...
As there is always some trial and error involved, please share your experience with the others! You can often use experience from other machines as a rough starting point.
In general, cutting is usually done at 100 % power and the highest speed that will still result in a reliable cut. If 100 % speed still gets you through (e.g. paper or cardboard), you should reduce the power until you find the sweet spot.
Once we have a permanent machine, we should also work on a github repository with VisiCut settings again.
Epilog Zing (30 W)
| Material | Thickness | Operation | Power | Speed | Focus | Comments |
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| Poplar Plywood (untested example!) | 4 mm | cut | 100 | 30 | center (-2 mm) | NOT CONFIRMED YET |
| Poplar Plywood (untested example!) | 4 mm | mark | 15 | 100 | surface | NOT CONFIRMED YET |
| Poplar Plywood | 4 mm | engrave | 100 | 100 | surface | nice brown color |
