Good morning
I am trying to work out the cutting speed for 5mm Acrylic on a 40w Laserscript (Chinese) water cooled Laser.
The only info I can find on the web is for an 80w.
Can anyone help ?????
Or is it as simple as halving the speed ??
[OP]
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Good morning
I am trying to work out the cutting speed for 5mm Acrylic on a 40w Laserscript (Chinese) water cooled Laser.
The only info I can find on the web is for an 80w.
Can anyone help ?????
Or is it as simple as halving the speed ??
Member
My 30W would do this at 100% power, 0.6% speed. With a 40W, you might be able to speed it up to 0.8 or 1%.
Last edited by Vicky Orsini; 05-30-2008 at 7:56 AM. Reason: Thinking backwards today!!
Vicky
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Hey Vicky,
Do you have those numbers backwards?
Brian Robison
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LOL! Yes, I do! Thanks for noticing. It sure would be a bad joke on poor John if he tried them!
100% power, 0.6% speed. Makes a little more sense!
Vicky
"If at first you don't succeed, skydiving isn't for you." ~Zen Sarcasm
The Toys:
LaserPro Explorer 30W (with all the goodies)
New Hermes Vanguard 3400
New Hermes pantograph
Really, really old heat press, with nothing to press now that my toner cartridge is RIP.
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John,
The Chinese laser is a DC excited CO2 laser tube - as opposed to RF excited. Don't worry, I am not trying to scare you as it should work just fine, but it may work a bit differently since the pulsing between DC and RF are different. How did the edges turn out?
[OP]
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Sorry for the delay, but thank you all for your assistance.
John
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I wish it was 100% speed and 6% power...then I could get a lot more done. My 40 watt cuts most acrylic at 5-6% speed, 100 power and I use 5000 frequency.
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On my 40W ULS, I cut acrylic at 100% power. 2.2 speed, 1000 PPI. Leaves a nice polished edge.
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