Mayo Pardo
10-04-2016, 9:50 PM
Working on some new product designs I tried a dull silver metallic posterboard from Hobby Lobby (from China).
I got a nice cut however with the silver facing up, the cuts have a foggy or sooty appearance surrounding the cut lines.
There's also a nice sparkler effect while cutting but I did have air assist on so there were no flare ups.
I then tried cutting with the silver facing down and although the results were better, the fogging was not totally eliminated.
Is this typically an issue with power/speed or do you think it's just the material properties?
I know I have to experiment with other settings but I thought someone here may have already had a similar problem and solved it.
I'll be trying other metallic colors in the next few days but I'd like to eliminate the problem before wasting more time and materials.
A damp towel helps remove most of the smoke from the metallic finish but I don't want to wipe every piece I cut.
I got a nice cut however with the silver facing up, the cuts have a foggy or sooty appearance surrounding the cut lines.
There's also a nice sparkler effect while cutting but I did have air assist on so there were no flare ups.
I then tried cutting with the silver facing down and although the results were better, the fogging was not totally eliminated.
Is this typically an issue with power/speed or do you think it's just the material properties?
I know I have to experiment with other settings but I thought someone here may have already had a similar problem and solved it.
I'll be trying other metallic colors in the next few days but I'd like to eliminate the problem before wasting more time and materials.
A damp towel helps remove most of the smoke from the metallic finish but I don't want to wipe every piece I cut.