Laser Cutting: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:07, 2012 November 12

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

Template:TD Possum Lodge

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

SETTINGS 30 35 350

URLs

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 == Materials/Speed/Power settings ==
-Is there a test pattern that deals with the diff power settings automatically? {{TD computer}}
+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 ===
+{{TD Possum Lodge}}
 * 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
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 * Styrene "use low frequency like 30 but high speed"
 ** 10sp 30pw 40fr worked; could prob go faster
+* veneer
+SETTINGS 30 35 350
 == URLs ==