I’m new to the laser biz and I dont know about acrylic. I just started testing it and was curious if it had an positive effect like it does on wood. Thank you for your help
A laser is not ‘hot’ it’s an electromagnetic field. This ‘beam’ of emf excites the molecules of the material, which we sense as heat.
To excite the molecule, the frequency of the beam has to be absorbed by the material. If the beam is visible light, anything you can see though will not have any effect from the beam.
CO2 laser is in the IR region, invisible to human eye, but it is blocked by glass and acrylic, so it cuts those materials well… Both are effective ‘safety’ glasses.
If you have a wooden vehicle file for instance, you could have cutting, engraving, and scoring all in the same file.
Do engrave first. Set the burn to “Fill” 250mm/sec speed with 15 to 20 percent on power. Score is next using 100mm/sec and 15 to 20 percent on power. Cut setting 10mm/sec and 45% power.
These settings work for me on 3mm MDF. Using veneer both sides with MDF core will require a little more power, maybe 50% to 55%. Also 3mm in thickness.
Yes but remember the material has so much to do with it. You may not get the exact results I do. You may have to do some experimenting, imagine that. lol