Is this a reasonable result from a 10W Optical Power Laser on 4mm ply ??
Cleaned and adjusted minutely (yet again)
Any opinions are welcome
with Air Assist
Nothing about power in your test piece?
Depends on material layers etc. I cut 4mil at 325m/m at 90%.
To me your focus looks off and air assist seems weak.
It looks ok, I think. I usually cut 4mm poplar ply using 600mm/min, 90%, 4 passes.
The beam spot doesn’t look very well, quite thick for a 10W laser, but the rest should be fine, I guess.
The power steps are engraved on the testpiece
Focus 5mm as set by manufacture, and Air Assist at 100% = 30L/mimute
This is plural, but I see only one, the “S1000” at the top. You are running the thing at full power the entire time. Rows are labeled as passes and columns as speeds.
Why not use the Lightburn Material Test tool?
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Using the Focus Test tool might help too.
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correct - S1000, it’s the Lasergrbl feed/passes test
I get no smoke on my pieces when I use air assist. And as recommended above you should do a focus test.
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