Don Gares
12-11-2008, 7:29 PM
I had never had any reason to cut or engrave acrylic but a hardware store that is next to another business that we own gave me a bunch of the stuff to play with and I did, without much success. They use it in storm doors and windows so maybe it is not even the correct stuff to be lasering. It is called OPTIX by Plaskolite, Acrylic sheet .100 thick. Also on the label it states "Meets ANSI Z97.1, UL 94HB and CC2 Plastic, Listed in ICC ES ER-5411". This info means nothing to me but it may to some of you.
With my 40 watt M-Series Pinnacle it engraves fine, or at least adequate, at 600DPI, S100, & P50 thus engraving is not much of a problem. For vectoring I was using 1500 PPI, S2.9, & P100 which worked fine on the first couple of small Xmas tags. Then on the next tag it would start buring and leaving a black coating on the material when vectoring. I could speed it up some and all would be fine but it sure would not last as the next one might not cut all the way through at the faster speed. All in all, the material appears to be very inconsistent as certain settings will work fine one place but only an inch away on the same sheet they will not work.
If one or more of you experts could suggest approximate settings for both engraving and cutting of this material it would be appreciated. Also, if anyone could shed any light on this particular material and the quality of it, this would also be greatly appreciated. I would really like to be able to use it as they have a lot more if I want it for FREE which is a great price.
Cheers,
Don
With my 40 watt M-Series Pinnacle it engraves fine, or at least adequate, at 600DPI, S100, & P50 thus engraving is not much of a problem. For vectoring I was using 1500 PPI, S2.9, & P100 which worked fine on the first couple of small Xmas tags. Then on the next tag it would start buring and leaving a black coating on the material when vectoring. I could speed it up some and all would be fine but it sure would not last as the next one might not cut all the way through at the faster speed. All in all, the material appears to be very inconsistent as certain settings will work fine one place but only an inch away on the same sheet they will not work.
If one or more of you experts could suggest approximate settings for both engraving and cutting of this material it would be appreciated. Also, if anyone could shed any light on this particular material and the quality of it, this would also be greatly appreciated. I would really like to be able to use it as they have a lot more if I want it for FREE which is a great price.
Cheers,
Don