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

Finnpappe:
1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm
Laseracryl (different mono-colours & two-colored):
3mm
MDF:
1.5mm, 2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm
Pappel (Sperrholz):
3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm
PMMA/Plexiglas (transparent):
2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm
PMMA/Plexiglas (opak):
2mm, 3mm, 4mm, 5mm, 6mm

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
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	5	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
Snap Pap 1mm	60	80	1	100
Finnpappe 5mm	13	80	5	100
Bastelpapier <1mm	70	400	2			cut on MDF-plate (PMMA sticks)

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!