Also available is a laser cutter user guide.
Boss laser cutter settings for different materials.
The top right menu bar allows for settings for different materials thicknesses cutting power engraving power layers laser head speeds and scan gaps.
Boss laser s cutting machines make it easy for anyone to set up and adjust the right print driver settings to control the laser frequency ppi for cutting acrylic.
The way i do this is to put a small piece of wood that is about 3 8 thick on top of the material i an using and have the laser focus on the wood.
Here you can visually see many of the laser machine applications and materials that we and our clients have processed.
While other materials can be extremely hazardous to either humans or the machine itself like pvc and abs.
The laser has a very tight focus so if lower your material a bit the laser will lose focus and spread out.
Once the acrylic sheet is properly masked and set up on a honeycomb table the result will be a finished acrylic cut leaving edges that appear as if they were flame polished without.
The following are suggested laser cutter configuration settings for various materials.
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Laser machines are extremely versatile and can be used for various applications including cutting engraving and marking on materials from wood to glass and steel.
The co2 wavelength makes our industrial co2 laser cutters ideally suited for all types of organic materials such as wood acrylic leather plastics fabrics etc.
Material settings fusion series suggested material settings co2 these are only suggestions.
Then i run the laser on a vector setting with a lower power setting and a higher speed.
There are a whole host of materials that a co2 laser cutter can cut etch or mark but some due to the material surface reflection just won t work aluminum is an example.
Use these settings as your starting point then adjust one variable at a time until you achieve the result you desire.
Material depth speed mm second power masonite 0 4mm.
The co2 laser wavelength is not efficient at metal cutting which is why we offer a line of fiber laser cutting and marking machines.
Please do not be creative with settings unless you know what you re doing because you can easily set things on fire.
Note that these setting must be tried and fine tuned until ideal settings are.
Every type of material will react differently with the laser even from one plastic to the next.
The below is to help you figure out your settings for your cutting job on the boss laser.
