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| Cut/Vector | Score/Etch/Engrave/Raster | |||||||
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| Material | Depth | Power | Speed | Frequency | Power | Speed | DPI | Quality |
| Acetate* | 25* | 25* | 400 | |||||
| Acrylic | 1/4" | 95 | 2.5 | 1000 | ||||
| Balsa | 1/8" | 85 | 15 | |||||
| Basswood | 1/16" | 40 | 10 | 380 | Charred edges, orange tinting without protective paper masking | |||
| Basswood | 1/8" | 60 | 5 | |||||
| Basswood | 3/16" | 90 | 5 | |||||
| Bristol | 2 ply | 40 | 55 | 380 | 10 | 45 | ||
| Bristol | 4 ply | 70 | 25 | |||||
| Chip | 1 ply | 90 | 10 | 380 | 45 | 60 | Charred edges | |
| Chip | 2 ply | 80 | 20 | 380 | 50 | 50 | 380 | |
| Chip | 4 ply | 95 | 5 | 380 | 80 | 20 | ||
| Cork | 1/8" | 50 | 10 | 380 | ||||
| Cork | 1/4" | 85 | 15 | 380 | ||||
| Corrugated cardboard | 1/8" | 50 | 10 | 380 | ||||
| Corrugated cardboard | 1/4" | 50 | 8 | 380 | ||||
| Crescent | 65 | 20 | 380 | 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 | ||||||||
| Masonite | ||||||||
| MDF (medium-density fibreboard) | 1/8" | 95 | 5 | 380 | 50 | 30 | 380 | Use cutting settings and run 3 times |
| Museum Board | 2 ply | 70 | 17 | 380 | White board = charred edges (fun fact: the CNC knife will cut without the charring) | |||
| Museum Board | 4 ply | 85 | 15 | 380 | 40 | 30 | 380 | |
| Mylar | 45 | 55 | 380 | try higher speeds for lower burn marks | ||||
| Regular Paper | 5 sheets | 90 | 10 | |||||
| PETG | 1/64" | 25 | 12 | 380 | ||||
| Plexi (cut twice) | 3/32" | 70 | 8 (cutx2) | 1000 | ||||
| Plexi (cut twice) | 0.118 | 70 | 5 (cutx2) | 1000 | ||||
| Plexi (cut twice) | 1/8" | 100 | 3 | 1000 | 85 | 25 | 500 | |
| Plexi (cut twice) | 3/16" | 100 | 2 | 1000 | ||||
| Polyester | ||||||||
| Plywood | 1/4" max | 100 | 1.5 to 4 | 380 | Recent incidents of fire indicate that this material requires caution and additional supervision if cutting is attempted. Additionally, 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 | ||||
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