5 Tips for Laser Cutting Material | Maker Experiment !!
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- 5 Tips for Laser Cutting Material | Maker Experiment !!
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In this video, Trevor from Maker Experiment shares his five tips for laser cutting materials. He begins by discussing the importance of keeping the speed at 20 or lower when vector cutting to maintain better cut quality. He then explains the concept of frequency, which determines how often the laser pulses while moving, and demonstrates how adjusting the frequency can create different effects in the design.
Next, Trevor emphasizes the benefits of masking materials before laser cutting to achieve a clean surface finish. He compares a piece of material with and without masking to showcase the difference in the quality of the cut.
Another tip he shares is lifting the material off the bed during laser cutting, which helps reduce flashback and prevents burn marks on the back of the cut. Trevor demonstrates this technique using scrap material to elevate the workpiece.
Lastly, he discusses the use of air assist during laser cutting. While air assist is typically recommended for cutting thicker materials like acrylic or wood, Trevor explains that for thin materials such as paper, turning off the air assist can prevent scraps from blowing around and interfering with the cutting process.
Throughout the video, Trevor highlights the importance of considering these tips to achieve better results when laser cutting various materials.
There are a lot of tips and tricks in the world of laser machining. These are five of my favorites.
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Thanks Trevor!
You’re welcome!
Super helpful as always!
I’m glad to hear it.
Hi, thanks for another great video.
One thing I've noticed is how you (and other laser folk) refer to speed as a %. Power makes a little more sense as a % as you mention its a 60w laser, for example so you know it's a % of 60w
My CO2 machine is pretty sizeable with a 160w tube and I set power as a % but the speed is always in mm/s I'd find it really helpful if you could mention the speed as mm/s as that's a little more universal.
Also love to see any tips on heat forming acrylic post cutting. I've been doing that a bit lately but always keen to learn better methods.
Thanks
James
I refer to it as a percentage because in the software for my laser, it is represented as a speed and that’s the input. That’s often why you’ll probably see it vs mm/s. The mm/s tends to come from the glass tube and lightburn world.
Great tips! Thank you
I’m glad I could help!
Very helpful Trevor... Love your work
Thanks for watching.
Thanks, Trevor!
Thanks for watching Celeste!
Great tips.
Thanks John!
No air assist for paper, good tip. Any light material, maybe even foam, no air assist for tiny shapes?
Just depends on the usage and material. Foam I would use air assist because it tends to flame up.
Hello
do you know how to use Lightburn working with Epilog machine ?
Lightburn doesn’t currently work with Epilog machinery.
Hey Trevor, great video thanks. I've got an Epilog FusionPro 32, I don't see anywhere in software where I can turn off or on the air assist, is there another way? or am I missing something?
If you have an external compressor, you just turn off that compressor. If it’s built into the machine, you won’t be able to turn it off as far as I’m aware.
@@MakerExperiment Yea It's built into the machine. Wished there was an option in software. Though I may try manually unplugging it from the back panel when the need arise I guess. Thanks Trevor.
what is the masking material you used?
It’s a low to medium tack masking tape. Something like this would work. amzn.to/3pSi30A
@@MakerExperiment Thank you - Ive watched so many videos where they say "Mask your projects" but never mention what I should be looking for!
@@MikeElmore you’re welcome.
hi . im trying my 1st laser cuting project but i am having a problem. im curring 2diferent plexi material that i want them to fit inside esch other but while cutting they lose some material and they dont fit inside each other can u give me any tip please how to fix it
I’d have to see a picture but it sounds like the kerf. You’ll have to compensate for that. I don’t have a video on kerf right now but I’m sure UA-cam has one. Think of the beam as a saw blade. It has some width associated with it. When it’s cutting down your centerline, you basically lose 1/2 of that width from the material which is most likely what you’re referring to.
@@MakerExperiment thanks a lot was really helpful
@@rledretofit I’m glad I could help.