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==Narwhal Labs Laser Material and Settings Library== | ==Narwhal Labs Laser Material and Settings Library== | ||
A library of known materials and laser settings that have been tested to work at Narwhal Labs on a Thunder Laser Nova 35 100W CO2 Laser Cutter and Engraver. Settings are not guaranteed to work and should be considered a baseline. Please add to or update this page if you test a new known material. Please obey all safety protocols listed on our [[Laser Cutting_and_Engraving|main laser information page.]] | A library of known materials and laser settings that have been tested to work at Narwhal Labs on a Thunder Laser Nova 35 100W CO2 Laser Cutter and Engraver. Settings are not guaranteed to work and should be considered a baseline. Please add to or update this page if you test a new known material. Please obey all safety protocols listed on our [[Laser Cutting_and_Engraving|main laser information page.]] | ||
| − | ===Never Ever Cut These Things=== | + | ===<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" data-mce-style="color: #ff0000;">Never Ever Cut These Things</span>=== |
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|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |Material |
| − | | | + | |Also Known As |
| + | |Reason | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |PVC |
| − | | | + | |Poly Vinyl Chloride, Sintra, Oracal Vinyl, Pleather |
| + | |Emits deadly chlorine gas, corrodes machine internals | ||
|- | |- | ||
| + | |Rubber | ||
|<br /> | |<br /> | ||
| − | | | + | |Smells like a tire fire. Potential cyanide gas. |
|- | |- | ||
| + | |Polypropylene | ||
|<br /> | |<br /> | ||
| − | | | + | |Melty plastic mess |
|- | |- | ||
| + | |Carbon Plate | ||
|<br /> | |<br /> | ||
| − | | | + | |Melty mess |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 16:54, 9 July 2020
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Narwhal Labs Laser Material and Settings Library
A library of known materials and laser settings that have been tested to work at Narwhal Labs on a Thunder Laser Nova 35 100W CO2 Laser Cutter and Engraver. Settings are not guaranteed to work and should be considered a baseline. Please add to or update this page if you test a new known material. Please obey all safety protocols listed on our main laser information page.
Never Ever Cut These Things
| Material | Also Known As | Reason |
| PVC | Poly Vinyl Chloride, Sintra, Oracal Vinyl, Pleather | Emits deadly chlorine gas, corrodes machine internals |
| Rubber | Smells like a tire fire. Potential cyanide gas. | |
| Polypropylene | Melty plastic mess | |
| Carbon Plate | Melty mess |
Wood
| Material | Thickness | Cut/Fill/Image | Power (%) | Speed (mm/s) | Passes | Notes |
| Ozark Trail Tumbler | NA | Image | 40 | 300 | 1 | Requires clean up |
| Baltic Birch Plywood | 6mm | Fill | 25 | 100 | 1 | Dark/deep image. Can dial back. |
| Baltic Birch Plywood | 6mm | Line | 60 | 15 | 2 | Mostly cut through with some areas that need to be trimmed with a razor |
| Baltic Birch Plywood | 6mm | Line | 20 | 200 | 1 | Good quality line engraving |
| Baltic Birch Plywood | 9 | Line | 95 | 10 | 1 | Should be a complete cut with proper focus. Work piece should be a few mm closer to the cutting head than auto focus distance. |
| Glass | NA | Fill | 20 | 300 | 1 | Shallow engraving, clear image |
| Glass | NA | 50 | 800 | 1 | Shallow engraving, clear image | |
| Paper Micarta | 4.45mm | Cut | 60 | 15 | 1 | Complete cut. Residue at cut edge can be cleaned easily with acetone / alcohol mix. |
Plastics
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