Material Table (WIP)

NOTE: It is NOT possible to cut metal with this lasercutter!

Link to tutorial for using the laser cutter: https://hci.rwth-aachen.de/tutorial-laser

Materials we offer in FabLab

 

Cutting & Engraving Preferences for different Materials

Tests were made on 'Epilog Fusion M2 40' with machine config. "LaserPWR = 10" at xy-position: 500x300 with a 10x10mm Square

Materials offered in FabLab

Material Vector Speed[%] Vector Power[%] Vector Frequency[%] Engrave Speed[%] Engrave Power[%]
Finnpappe 1mm 78 80 5 100   
Finnpappe 1.5mm 52 80 5 100  
Finnpappe 2mm   80 5  100  
Finnpappe 3mm   80 5  100  
Laseracryl 3mm   80 10  100  
MDF 1.5mm 21 80 10  100  
MDF 2mm 14 80 10  100  
MDF 3mm 8 80 10  100  
MDF 4mm   80 10  100  
MDF 5mm   80 10  100  
Pappel (Sperrholz) 1mm   80 10  100  
Pappel (Sperrholz) 2mm   80 5  100  
Pappel (Sperrholz) 3mm 18 80 5  100  
Pappel (Sperrholz) 4mm 10 80 5  100  
Pappel (Sperrholz) 5mm 10 80 5  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (transparent) 2mm 10  80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (transparent) 3mm 6  80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (transparent) 4mm   80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (transparent) 5mm 2  80 20  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (transparent) 6mm   80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (opak) 2mm   80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (opak) 3mm   80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (opak) 4mm   80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (opak) 5mm   80 10  100  
PMMA/Plexiglas (opak) 6mm   80 10  100  

 

Materials we already cut, but do not offer in FabLab

 Material  Vector Speed[%] Vector Power[%]  Vector Frequency[%]  Engrave Speed[%]  Engrave Power[%]  Annotations
(P)EVA-Foam 3mm   80 1 100     
(P)EVA-Foam 5mm   80 1  100    
HDF (Buche) 2mm   80 10  100    
Kork 6mm 65 45 1 100  20

Cut with 3mm thickness height,
ca. 6 times as single jobs with 10s pauses,
wipe border with slightly moist cloth
Ahorn 11mm       80 70 sehr tief, aber recht hell
             

 

Hydrogen chloride and vinyl chloride are hazardous to the life of your laser system (and to your life!).
Unsure if your material contains PVC? Do the copper wire test!

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