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| Cut | Score | |||||||
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| Material | Depth | Power | Speed | PPI | Power | Speed | PPI | Quality |
| Acetate* | 25* | 25* | ||||||
| Acrylic | 1/4" | 95 | 2.5 | 400 | ||||
| Balsa | 1/8" | 85 | 15 | |||||
| Basswood | 1/16" | 40 | 10 | Charred edges, orange tinting without protective paper masking | ||||
| 1/8" | 60 | 5 | ||||||
| Bristol | 2 ply | 40 | 55 | 10 | 45 | |||
| 4 ply | 70 | 25 | ||||||
| Chip | 1 ply | 90 | 10 | 45 | 60 | Charred edges | ||
| 2 ply | 80 | 20 | 380 | 50 | 50 | 380 | ||
| 4 ply | 90 | 10 | 80 | 20 | ||||
| Cork | 1/8" | 50 | 10 | 380 | ||||
| Cork | 1/4" | 85 | 15 | 380 | ||||
| Corrugated cardboard | 1/8" | 50 | 10 | |||||
| Crescent | 65 | 20 | 20 | 40 | ||||
| Felt | 1/8" | 80 | 10 | 380 | Natural fibers will have charred edges and a strong smell | |||
| Felt | 1/4" | 85 | 5 | 380 | ||||
| Lucite |
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| Masonite | ||||||||
| MDF (medium-density fibreboard) | ||||||||
| Museum Board | 2 ply | 70 | 17 | White board = charred edges | ||||
| 4 ply | 85 | 15 | 380 | 40 | 30 | 380 | ||
| Mylar | ||||||||
| PE | ||||||||
| PETG | 1/64" | 25 | 12 | 380 | ||||
| Plexy (cut twice) | 3/32" | 70 | 8 (cutx2) | |||||
| 0.118 | 70 | 5 (cutx2) | ||||||
| 1/8" | 100 | 3 | 500 | 85 | 25 | 500 | ||
| 3/16" | 100 | 2 | ||||||
| Polyester | ||||||||
| Plywood | 1/2" max | 100 | 1.5 to 4 | 380 | Glue pockets may prevent complete cut through in some areas | |||
| Rubber (no-odor | Must be specially marked for laser cutting | |||||||
| Strathmore | 40 | 25 | 380 | 10 | 25 | 380 | ||
| Vellum | ||||||||
| Mahogany | 1/8" | 85 | 1 | 400 | ||||
| Walnut | 1/8" | 100 | 1 | 400 | ||||
*Use this setting with caution. Try out a range of settings on a test piece first
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