Allan Wright
12-15-2009, 2:03 PM
First, I apologize if this has been covered before, but a search hit so many threads, none of which had an obviously matching subject line.
My wife is interested in having me laser some felted wool for her on the laser for a craft project she's going to be working on, and hoping to eventually sell. For those familiar with cloth products, felted wool is different than the typical 'hobby felt' that most of us think of when we think of 'felt'. I've cut some samples of hobby felt (a mostly synthetic product I think) with decent success, but I'm waiting for my wife to produce some sample pieces of the felted wool (which I think is made from actual natural wool fibers).
So my question is, has anyone had any experience with cutting felted wool? If so what settings did you use, or better yet, which settings on a 35-watt laser would you recommend? Also, air assist or not? I'm thinking not since it will be a fibrous product and I want to minimize the chance of setting it alight.
Thanks for your answers in advance!
Allan Wright
My wife is interested in having me laser some felted wool for her on the laser for a craft project she's going to be working on, and hoping to eventually sell. For those familiar with cloth products, felted wool is different than the typical 'hobby felt' that most of us think of when we think of 'felt'. I've cut some samples of hobby felt (a mostly synthetic product I think) with decent success, but I'm waiting for my wife to produce some sample pieces of the felted wool (which I think is made from actual natural wool fibers).
So my question is, has anyone had any experience with cutting felted wool? If so what settings did you use, or better yet, which settings on a 35-watt laser would you recommend? Also, air assist or not? I'm thinking not since it will be a fibrous product and I want to minimize the chance of setting it alight.
Thanks for your answers in advance!
Allan Wright