Laser Materials and Settings

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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.

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
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.