Laser Cutting

75 watt epilog laser cutter

workable materials

• Laserable materials: http://www.epiloglaser.com/laserable_materials.htm
  • for plastics:
    • thermoplastic delrin http://www.johnstonplastics.com/mech_delrin.htm
    • film mylar http://www.johnstonplastics.com/glaz_polyester.htm
    • thermoplastic acrylic http://www.johnstonplastics.com/glaz_acrylic.htm

Material size

• 18" by 24" (aka 45.72cm x 60.96cm)

eliminate the "fog" around things

Alexander's calgary flames had a fog around them - why? when looking how to print from Inkscape I found some info about this... some people called it a "halo"; didn't find out what the solution is.

Materials/Speed/Power settings

see Laser_cutting_test_settings for tool to facilitate

see stick\Tools\Laser\Laser cutter settings for tested settings

Tweak and put into files instead

• 65/5/500 works for white and brown paper
  • little more oomph, I had to separate some spots manually, but they may have been out of focus

• Styrene "use low frequency like 30 but high speed"
  • 10sp 30pw 40fr worked; could prob go faster

• veneer
  • 30 35 350

URLs

• Manual: http://www.epiloglaser.com/downloads/pdf/mini_helix_4.22.10.pdf
• AssentWorks wiki: https://assentworks-assentworksoperationsvolunteering.pbworks.com/w/page/48382428/Epilog%20Helix%2024