Laser Cutting Material Table

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:

Laser — Epilog Zing - make a reservation

Laser — BOSS - make a reservation

	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

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

Contact Us if you cannot find your answer here on our Wiki or if you notice any information that is outdated.