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Laser Cutting Advanced Tutorial 08 - Paper Cutting Tips

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This issue: Laser Cutting Advanced Tutorial 08 - Paper Cutting Tips Tool material: Laser cutting machine : Thunderlaser Nova 35 (80watt) Hard cardboard and A4 paper represent several sheets of soft paper parameter settings: Cutting speed: 350mm/s Cutting power: 15% - 35% Cutting focal length: 6mm Whether to blow: strong blowing When laser cutting paper, you need to pay attention to the choice of materials and the setting of parameters. Let's analyze it briefly. Comparison of effects: 1. Material selection The choice of materials is especially important when cutting paper with a laser. We have selected two very different types of paper, one is A4 paper represented by softness, rice paper, and the other is paper represented by hard cardboard. After experimental testing, we can see that the effect of cutting two kinds of paper is also very different. Why? Let me explain each one below. The effect of the soft texture paper represented by A4 paper It c

Laser Cutting Advanced Tutorial 07 - Acrylic Cutting Tips

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Among the many materials, we shared the cutting technique of glued wood in the last issue. With the pace of our tutorial, we continue to share the cutting techniques of different materials. In this issue: Laser Cutting Advanced Tutorial 07 - Acrylic Cutting Skills Tool material: machine: Laser cutter (80watt) 6mm thickness acrylic parameter settings: Cutting speed: 5mm/s Cutting power: 65% - 70% Cutting focal length: 6mm Whether to blow: do not blow Many friends have feedback to me that cutting acrylic is very troublesome, and it is prone to problems such as uneven surface, strong concave and convex, white edges of the cutting edge, and melting of the honeycomb panel. What should I do? Comparison of effects: Compared to the commonly-cut glulam board, the acrylic cut does not seem to be as simple as it is supposed to be. It is not possible to follow the cutting parameters of the board. In order to cut the acrylic smooth, smooth, the edges are not whitish and the h

Laser Cutting Advanced Tutorial 06 - Wood Cutting Tips

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After a series of laser cutting advanced tutorials, I believe that you have mastered the contents of the previous issues, but today we take a little time to review the past issues. 1. The higher the power, the deeper the cut 2. The faster the speed, the shallower the cut 3. In order to protect the lens during cutting, get the best effect, try to blow strong 4. The best focal length can get the best cutting effect. When there is no special application, Leiyu laser cutting machine uses 6mm focal length You can see that the past few issues are related to the setting of parameters, so today, let's share a special content - material. We all know that the laser cutting machine faces different materials and the set parameters will be different. This issue: Laser Cutting Advanced Tutorial 06 - Wood Cutting Tips Tool material: Laser cutting machine: 80watt 3mm thickness glued wood board parameter settings: Cutting speed: 35mm/s Cutting power: 45% - 50% Cutting focal l