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|'''SUBSTRATE'''||'''250 DPI<br /> RASTER<br />ENGRAVING<br />SPEED / POWER'''||'''400 DPI<br /> RASTER<br />ENGRAVING<br />SPEED / POWER'''||'''500 DPI<br /> RASTER<br />ENGRAVING<br />SPEED / POWER'''||'''VECTOR<br />CUTTING<br />SPEED / POWER / FREQUENCY'''
|'''SUBSTRATE'''||'''250 DPI<br /> RASTER<br />ENGRAVING<br />SPEED / POWER'''||'''400 DPI<br /> RASTER<br />ENGRAVING<br />SPEED / POWER'''||'''500 DPI<br /> RASTER<br />ENGRAVING<br />SPEED / POWER'''||'''VECTOR<br />CUTTING<br />SPEED / POWER / FREQUENCY'''
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| rowspan="3" |'''Wood Cherry - Alder - Walnut'''|| rowspan="3" |40 / 100|| rowspan="3" |50 / 100|| rowspan="3" |60 / 100||⅛ (3 mm) – 70 / 70 / 500
| rowspan="3" |'''Wood Cherry - Alder - Walnut'''|| rowspan="3" |40 / 100|| rowspan="3" |50 / 100|| rowspan="3" |60 / 100||⅛ (3 mm) – 70 / 70 / 500
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|¼ (6.4 mm) – 15 / 100 / 500
|¼ (6.4 mm) – 15 / 100 / 500
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|(multiple passes may allow cutting of thicker materials)
|(multiple passes may allow cutting of thicker materials)
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| rowspan="3" |'''Acrylic'''|| rowspan="3" |100 / 100|| rowspan="3" |100 / 80|| rowspan="3" |100 / 60||⅛ (3 mm) – 15 / 100 / 5000
| rowspan="3" |'''Acrylic'''|| rowspan="3" |100 / 100|| rowspan="3" |100 / 80|| rowspan="3" |100 / 60||⅛ (3 mm) – 15 / 100 / 5000
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| ¼ (6.4 mm) – 5 / 100 / 5000
| ¼ (6.4 mm) – 5 / 100 / 5000
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|(multiple passes may allow cutting of thicker materials)
|(multiple passes may allow cutting of thicker materials)
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|'''Anodized Aluminum'''||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60||N/A
|'''Anodized Aluminum'''||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60||N/A
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|'''Brass-Painted'''||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 /60||N/A
|'''Brass-Painted'''||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60||N/A
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|'''Marbleized Painted Brass'''||100 / 90||100 / 80||100 / 70||N/A
|'''Marbleized Painted Brass'''||100 / 90||100 / 80||100 / 70||N/A
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|'''Coran Or Avonite'''||10 / 100||15 / 100||20 / 100||⅛” (3 mm) – 30 / 100 / 5000
|'''Coran Or Avonite'''||10 / 100||15 / 100||20 / 100||⅛” (3 mm) – 30 / 100 / 5000
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|'''Delrin Seals'''||100 / 100||100/ / 0||100 / 70||50 / 50 / 5000
|'''Delrin Seals'''||100 / 100||100 / 80||100 / 70||50 / 50 / 5000
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|'''Glass'''||15 / 100||20 / 100||25 / 100||N/A
|'''Glass'''||15 / 100||20 / 100||25 / 100||N/A
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|'''Laserable Plastic'''||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60||50 / 30 / 5000
|'''Laserable Plastic'''||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60||50 / 30 / 5000
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|'''Leather'''||100 / 65||100 / 55||100 / 45||⅛” (3 mm) – 50 / 50 / 500
|'''Leather'''||100 / 65||100 / 55||100 / 45||⅛” (3 mm) – 50 / 50 / 500
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|'''Marble'''||8 / 100||10 / 100||15 / 100||N/A
|'''Marble'''||8 / 100||10 / 100||15 / 100||N/A

Revision as of 14:51, 20 July 2024

For 30 Watt Laser:

SUBSTRATE 250 DPI
RASTER
ENGRAVING
SPEED / POWER
400 DPI
RASTER
ENGRAVING
SPEED / POWER
500 DPI
RASTER
ENGRAVING
SPEED / POWER
VECTOR
CUTTING
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)
Anodized Aluminum 100 / 80 100 / 70 100 / 60 N/A
Brass-Painted 100 / 80 100 / 70 100 / 60 N/A
Marbleized Painted Brass 100 / 90 100 / 80 100 / 70 N/A
Coran Or Avonite 10 / 100 15 / 100 20 / 100 ⅛” (3 mm) – 30 / 100 / 5000
Delrin Seals 100 / 100 100 / 80 100 / 70 50 / 50 / 5000
Glass 15 / 100 20 / 100 25 / 100 N/A
Laserable Plastic 100 / 80 100 / 70 100 / 60 50 / 30 / 5000
Leather 100 / 65 100 / 55 100 / 45 ⅛” (3 mm) – 50 / 50 / 500
Marble 8 / 100 10 / 100 15 / 100 N/A
Matboard 100 / 85 100 / 75 100 / 65 30 / 80 / 500
Melamine 40 / 100 50 / 100 60 / 100 N/A
Stainless Stell with Cerdec Coating 8 / 100 10 / 100 15 / 100 N/A
Rubber & Rubber Stamps 5 / 100 10 / 100 20 / 100 12 / 100 / 100



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