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| Materiale | Tykkelse | Speed | Power % | Kommentar | Advarsler | Example Pictures |
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| Kryssfinér | 4mm | 30 | 40 | Kutt | ||
| Kryssfinér | 6mm | 20 | 40 | Kutt | ||
| Kryssfinér | 12mm | 6 | 60 | Kutt | ||
| Kryssfinér | N/A | 300 | 15 | Gravering+Dithering(20 dps) | IMG_20181218_142608.jpg | |
| Kryssfinér | N/A | 300 | 15 | Gravering, no dither | ||
| Kryssfinér | N/A | 400 | 12 | Gravering, no dither | 12p_400mmps_0.1mm_nodither.jpg | |
| Kryssfinér | N/A | 200 | 15 | Gravering, no dither | ||
| Glass | 2 mm | 300 | 30 | Gravering, dither 50 dpi, speilvent gravert på baksiden, invertert farge | IMG_20181225_142955754.jpg | |
| Glass | vinflaske | 300 | 30 | Gravering, no dither | ||
| Bambus | 20mm | 300 | 15 | Gravering, no dither | IMG_2829.JPG | |
Plastglass biltema Presset Styren-akrylnitril | 4mm | 10 | 40 | Kutt. Litt røffe kanter på baksida, smelta litt for mykje. | ||
| Pizzaeske | 0.9mm | 35 | 15 | Kutt | ||
| Pizzaeske | 0.9mm | 300 | 10 | "Gravering" | ||
| Kork | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Kan visstnok kuttes bra | ||
| Plexiglas®/Akryl/Lucite/PMMA | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Kan visstnok kuttes veldig bra | ||
| Delrin (POM) | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Delrin comes in a number of shore strengths (hardness) and the harder Delrin tends to work better. Great for gears! | ||
| Kapton tape (Polymide) | 3mm? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Works well, in thin sheets and strips like tape. | ||
| Mylar | 3mm? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Works well if it's thin. Thick mylar has a tendency to warp, bubble, and curl | Gold coated mylar will not work. | |
| Solid Styrene | 3mm? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Smokes a lot when cut, but can be cut. | ||
| Depron foam | 10mm? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Used a lot for hobby, RC aircraft, architectural models, and toys. 1/4" cuts nicely, with a smooth edge. | Must be constantly monitored. | |
| Gator foam | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Foam core gets burned and eaten away compared to the top and bottom hard paper shell. | Not a fantastic thing to cut, but it can be cut if watched. | |
| Cloth/felt/hemp/cotton | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Kan visstnok kuttes bra. Kan lage blonder? | Not plastic coated or impregnated cloth! | |
| Leather/Suede | 6mm? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Leather is very hard to cut, but can be if it's thinner than a belt (call it 1/8"). | Real leather only! Not 'pleather' or other imitations! | |
| Magnetic sheet | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Kan visstnok kuttes veldig bra | ||
| Gummi UTEN KLORIN | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Skal gå fint å kutte | Vær sikker på at det ikke inneholder klorin! | |
| Teflon (PTFE) | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Cuts OK in thin sheets | ||
| Carbon fiber mats/weave that has not had epoxy applied | ? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Can be cut, very slowly. | You must not cut carbon fiber that has been coated!! | |
| Coroplast ('corrugated plastic') | 10mm? | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Difficult because of the vertical strips. Three passes at 80% power, 7% speed, and it will be slightly connected still at the bottom from the vertical strips. | ||
| Keramiske fliser | N/A | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Gravering | ||
| Anodisert aluminium | N/A | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Gravering. Vaporizes the anodization away. | ||
| Malt metall | N/A | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Gravering. Vaporizes the paint away. | ||
| Stone, Marble, Granite, Soapstone, Onyx. | N/A | ? | ? | (UTESTET) Gravering. Gets a white "textured" look when etched. High power pls. |
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| Material | DANGER! | Cause/Consequence |
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| PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)/vinyl/pleather/artificial leather | Emits chlorine gas when cut! | Don't ever cut this material as it will ruin the optics, causes the metal of the machine to corrode as chlorine is released and ruins the motion control system. Also chlorine gas is poisonous af. |
| Polycarbonate/Lexan | Cuts very poorly, discolors, catches fire | Polycarbonate is often found as flat, sheet material. The window of the laser cutter is made of Polycarbonate because polycarbonate strongly absorbs infrared radiation! This is the frequency of light the laser cutter uses to cut materials, so it is very ineffective at cutting polycarbonate. Polycarbonate is a poor choice for laser cutting. It creates long stringy clouds of soot that float up, ruin the optics and mess up the machine. |
| ABS | Melts / Cyanide | ABS does not cut well in a laser cutter. It tends to melt rather than vaporize, and has a higher chance of catching on fire and leaving behind melted gooey deposits on the vector cutting grid. It also does not engrave well (again, tends to melt). Cutting ABS plastic emits hydrogen cyanide, which is unsafe at any concentration. |
| HDPE/milk bottle plastic | Catches fire and melts | It melts. It gets gooey. It catches fire. Don't use it. |
| PolyStyrene Foam | Catches fire | It catches fire quickly, burns rapidly, it melts, and only thin pieces cut. This is the #1 material that causes laser fires!!! |
| PolyPropylene Foam | Catches fire | Like PolyStyrene, it melts, catches fire, and the melted drops continue to burn and turn into rock-hard drips and pebbles. |
| Epoxy | burn / smoke | Epoxy is an aliphatic resin, strongly cross-linked carbon chains. A CO2 laser can't cut it, and the resulting burned mess creates toxic fumes ( like cyanide! ). Items coated in Epoxy, or cast Epoxy resins must not be used in the laser cutter. ( see Fiberglass ) |
| Fiberglass | Emits fumes | It's a mix of two materials that cant' be cut. Glass (etch, no cut) and epoxy resin (fumes) |
| Coated Carbon Fiber | Emits noxious fumes | A mix of two materials. Thin carbon fiber mat can be cut, with some fraying - but not when coated. |
| Any foodstuff ( such as meat, seaweed 'nori' sheets, cookie dough, bread, tortillas... ) | Food in laser/poison in food | Unhygienic and potentially contaminates the food with other materials/poisons. |
Se "Identification of Polymers" lengre nede!
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