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At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM), our laser engravers are the most popular tools in the front part of the building.
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| rowspan="3" |'''Wood Cherry - Alder - Walnut'''
 
| rowspan="3" |'''Wood Cherry - Alder - Walnut'''
 
| || rowspan="3" |40 / 100|| rowspan="3" |50 / 100|| rowspan="3" |60 / 100
 
| || rowspan="3" |40 / 100|| rowspan="3" |50 / 100|| rowspan="3" |60 / 100
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| || rowspan="3" |100 / 100 || rowspan="3" |100 / 80|| rowspan="3" |100 / 60
 
| ||⅛ (3 mm) – 15 / 100 / 5000
 
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|'''Coran or Avonite''' ⅛” (3 mm)
 
|'''Coran or Avonite''' ⅛” (3 mm)
 
| ||10 / 100||15 / 100||20 / 100
 
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|'''Delrin Seals'''
 
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|'''Laserable Plastic'''
 
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|'''Leather''' ⅛” (3 mm)
 
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|'''Matboard'''
 
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| ||100 / 85||100 / 75||100 / 65
 
| ||100 / 85||100 / 75||100 / 65
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|'''Rubber<br>and Rubber Stamps'''
 
|'''Rubber<br>and Rubber Stamps'''
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|'''Marbleized Painted Brass'''
 
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|'''Stainless Steel<br>with Cerdec Coating'''
 
|'''Stainless Steel<br>with Cerdec Coating'''
 
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Revision as of 20:01, 25 February 2025

At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM), our laser engravers are the most popular tools in the front part of the building. They require reservations to use.

Level 3 badge used at Pikes Peak Makerspace

Our Laser Engraver/Cutter Area at Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) consists mostly of Level 3 equipment.

Additional PPM training and then PPM certification is required to use any of our Level 3 equipment.


Zing Laser Check-in and Reservations

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Laser — Epilog Zing   - make a reservation
  Laser — BOSS   - make a reservation

 



For 30 Watt Laser:

Raster Engraving Vector Cutting
Substrate 250 DPI
Speed / Power		 400 DPI
Speed / Power		 500 DPI
Speed / Power 		 
Speed / Power / Frequency
Wood Cherry - Alder - Walnut 40 / 100 50 / 100 60 / 100 ⅛ (3 mm) – 70 / 70 / 500
¼ (6.4 mm) – 15 / 100 / 500
(multiple passes may allow cutting of thicker materials)
Acrylic 100 / 100 100 / 80 100 / 60 ⅛ (3 mm) – 15 / 100 / 5000
¼ (6.4 mm) – 5 / 100 / 5000
(multiple passes may allow cutting of thicker materials)
Coran or Avonite ⅛” (3 mm) 10 / 100 15 / 100 20 / 100 30 / 100 / 5000
Delrin Seals 100 / 100 100 / 80 100 / 70 50 / 50 / 5000
Laserable Plastic 100 / 80 100 / 70 100 / 60 50 / 30 / 5000
Leather ⅛” (3 mm) 100 / 65 100 / 55 100 / 45 50 / 50 / 500
Matboard 100 / 85 100 / 75 100 / 65 30 / 80 / 500
Rubber
and Rubber Stamps 		5 / 100 10 / 100 20 / 100 12 / 100 / 100
Anodized Aluminum 100 / 80 100 / 70 100 / 60
Brass-Painted 100 / 80 100 / 70 100 / 60
Marbleized Painted Brass 100 / 90 100 / 80 100 / 70
Glass 15 / 100 20 / 100 25 / 100
Marble 8 / 100 10 / 100 15 / 100
Melamine 40 / 100 50 / 100 60 / 100
Stainless Steel
with Cerdec Coating 		8 / 100 10 / 100 15 / 100



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