Wednesday, October 22, 2008

laser cutting settings.

Hey guys I've been playing around with the lasercutter and different materials. If anyone has any others please post. These are ballpark figures but have worked pretty good thus far.

Neoprene(1/8") - cut = 100% power , 35% speed ; score = 75% power , 50% speed
Polycarbonate(.02) - cut = 100% power , 25% speed ; score = 25% power , 86% speed
Paper - cut = 50% power , 50% speed ; score = 25% power , 100
Foamcore(3/16") - cut = 65% power , 6.5% speed ; score = 50% power , 50% speed%
Mylar(3mm) - cut = 50% power , 100% speed ; score = 15% power , 100% speed
Playing Cards - cut = 55% power , 5.6% speed ; score = 50% power , 40% speed
Vinyl(1/32") - cut = 100% power , 30% speed ; score = 25% power , 80% speed
Water Color Paper - cut = 52% power , 6.5% speed ; score = 40% power , 50% speed
Stratocore - cut = 75% power , 15% speed

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

What do you define as Surface?

I believe that a surface is a sort of threshold that people can interact with and may have a physical appearance