Laser Cutting Material Table

PPM TRAINING & CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

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.

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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

Additional Help

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Laser — Epilog Zing   - make a reservation

  Laser — BOSS   - make a reservation

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