Laser Cutting Material Table

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.

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.

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

  Laser — Epilog Zing   - classes - make a reservation

  Laser — BOSS   - classes - make a reservation

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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

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