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|'''Delrin Seals''' | |'''Delrin Seals''' | ||
| − | | ||100 / 100||100 / 80||100 / 70 | + | | ||100 / 100 ||100 / 80 ||100 / 70 |
| − | | ||50 / 50 / 5000 | + | | || 50 / 50 / 5000 |
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|'''Laserable Plastic''' | |'''Laserable Plastic''' | ||
| ||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60 | | ||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60 | ||
| − | | ||50 / 30 / 5000 | + | | ||50 / 30 / 5000 |
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|'''Leather''' ⅛” (3 mm) | |'''Leather''' ⅛” (3 mm) | ||
| ||100 / 65||100 / 55||100 / 45 | | ||100 / 65||100 / 55||100 / 45 | ||
| − | | ||50 / 50 / 500 | + | | || 50 / 50 / 500 |
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|'''Matboard''' | |'''Matboard''' | ||
| − | | ||100 / 85||100 / 75||100 / 65 | + | | ||100 / 85 ||100 / 75||100 / 65 |
| − | | ||30 / 80 / 500 | + | | || 30 / 80 / 500 |
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|'''Rubber<br>and Rubber Stamps''' | |'''Rubber<br>and Rubber Stamps''' | ||
| − | | ||5 / 100||10 / 100||20 / 100 | + | | ||5 / 100 ||10 / 100 ||20 / 100 |
| ||12 / 100 / 100 | | ||12 / 100 / 100 | ||
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|'''Anodized Aluminum''' | |'''Anodized Aluminum''' | ||
| − | | ||100 / 80||100 / 70||100 / 60 | + | | ||100 / 80 ||100 / 70|| 100 / 60 |
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|'''Marbleized Painted Brass''' | |'''Marbleized Painted Brass''' | ||
| − | | ||100 / 90||100 / 80||100 / 70 | + | | ||100 / 90|| 100 / 80|| 100 / 70 |
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|'''Glass''' | |'''Glass''' | ||
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|'''Marble''' | |'''Marble''' | ||
| ||8 / 100||10 / 100||15 / 100 | | ||8 / 100||10 / 100||15 / 100 | ||
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|'''Melamine''' | |'''Melamine''' | ||
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|'''Stainless Steel<br>with Cerdec Coating''' | |'''Stainless Steel<br>with Cerdec Coating''' | ||
| − | | ||8 / 100||10 / 100||15 / 100 | + | | ||8 / 100||10 / 100||15 / 100 |
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Latest revision as of 15:05, 24 March 2025
At Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM), our laser engravers are the most popular tools in the front part of the building.
Both of our laser engravers require reservations to use.
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.
Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
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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