Legend 36 EXT 50 W Laser Cutter
From Fab Lab Bcn WIKI
Settings
| Material | Cut | Engraving | Raster Engraving - 600 DPI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speed (%) | Power (%) | Frequency (Hz) | Speed (%) | Power (%) | Frequency (Hz) | Speed (%) | Power (%) | Frequency (Hz) | |
| Polypropylene - White - 0.5mm | 50 | 50 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 | 100 | 10 | 5000 |
| Polypropylene - Transparent - 0.8mm | 35 | 60 | 5000 | 80 | 35 | 5000 | 80 | 25 | 5000 |
| Polypropylene - Black 1,2mm | 30 | 80 | 5000 | 85 | 30 | 5000 | 100 | 20 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - White - 2mm | 25 | 90 | 5000 | 90 | 30 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - Transparent - 3mm | 15 | 90 | 5000 | 100 | 5 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - Transparent/Matt - 3mm | 15 | 90 | 5000 | 100 | 10 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - White - 3mm | 15 | 88 | 5000 | 100 | 10 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - Transparent white film - 3mm | 15 | 90 | 5000 | 100 | 5 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - Black/Semi-Transparent - 3mm | 15 | 90 | 5000 | 100 | 5 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - Transparent - 4mm | 10 | 95 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 | |||
| Acrylic - Transparent - 5mm | 10 | 100 | 5000 | 100 | 5 | 5000 | 100 | 8 | 5000 |
| Acrylic - Transparent/Matt - 6mm | 7 | 100 | 5000 | 100 | 15 | 5000 | 100 | 8 | 5000 |
| EVA foam (Etilvinilacetato) Black - 10mm | 35 | 90 | 1000 | 90 | 15 | 1000 | 90 | 10 | 1000 |
| EVA Foam (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate) - Yellow - 11mm | 20 | 100 | 1000 | 90 | 15 | 1000 | 90 | 10 | 1000 |
| Polyurethane Foam - 10mm | 65 | 55 | 500 | 100 | 5 | 500 | 100 | 15 | 500 |
| Wood - Plywood (4mm) / Madera | 20 | 95 | 300 | 70 | 10 | 500 | 100 | 10 | 500 |
| Wood - Plywood (5mm) / Madera | 15 | 90 | 2500 | 80 | 10 | 500 | 100 | 9 | 500 |
| Wood - MDF (4mm) | 15 | 90 | 500 | 70 | 10 | 500 | 100 | 20 | 500 |
| Wood Veneer - 0.7mm | 85 | 55 | 500 | 70 | 5 | 500 | 100 | 5 | 500 |
| Felt - Black (5mm) / Fieltro | 55 | 55 | 250 | 100 | 5 | 250 | 100 | 10 | 250 |
| Foam with textile - 3mm | 65 | 55 | 250 | 100 | 15 | 250 | 100 | 10 | 250 |
| Lycra - White - 0.3mm | 70 | 30 | 500 | 100 | 3 | 500 | 100 | 8 | 500 |
| Paper - White - 0.6mm | 80 | 35 | 500 | 100 | 3 | 500 | 100 | 10 | 500 |
| Paper - Black finish - 1.3 mm | 70 | 50 | 500 | 90 | 5 | 500 | 90 | 10 | 500 |
| Paper - Grey - 1.5mm | 55 | 75 | 500 | 100 | 10 | 500 | 90 | 10 | 500 |
| Cardboard - Corrugated (4mm/1 layers) | 40 | 45 | 500 | 100 | 10 | 500 | 100 | 20 | 500 |
| Cardboard - Corrugated (5mm/2 layers) | 40 | 65 | 500 | 100 | 20 | 500 | 100 | 15 | 500 |
| Cardboard - Corrugated high res. - white (6mm/1 layer) | 2x 20 | 85 | 500 | 100 | 10 | 500 | 100 | 15 | 500 |
Note: Settings above are a good starting point. Laser cutting quality is affected by several factors including lens cleanliness, maintenance and/or aging laser tube. If you are not achieveing a cut, try to increase the power, decrease the speed or a do combination of both. Change settings with 5-10% step at a time.
