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Suggested Laser Cutter Settings

The following are suggested laser cutter configuration settings for various materials.

Please also reference the available Laser Cutter User Guide.

If you have other settings you’d like to suggest, please send an email to design_help@ncsu.edu with the details.

ACRYLIC   POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
LIGHT RASTER ENGRAVE 22 100 500 1 .002″
DEEP RASTER ENGRAVE 100 90 500 1 .010″
VECTOR ENGRAVE 2 4 1000 1 .005″
VECTOR CUT 100 2 1000 1 .25″
ANODIZED ALUMINUM POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 30 100 500 1 .001″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 4 4 1000 1 .001″
CORK POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 80 90 500 1 .01″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 4 4 500 1 .01″
VECTOR CUT 25 1.6 500 1 .060″
GLASS POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 100 30 300 1 .001″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 10 7.9 300 1 .001″
LEATHER POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 19 100 500 1 .001″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 3 4 500 1 .001″
VECTOR CUT 50 4.1 200 1 .1″
MARBLE POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 100 82 500 1 .003″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 10 4 500 1 .003″
MATTE BOARD POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 30 80 250 1 .005″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 10 4 250 1 .005″
VECTOR CUT 25 3.2 200 1 .050″
OTHER PLASTICS POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 15 100 500 1 .001″
VECTOR CUT 25 1.2 500 1 .060″
RUBBER STAMPS POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 100 23 500 1 .030″
PERFORATED VECTOR CUT 60 3.1 90 1 .040″
WOOD POWER SPEED PPI PASSES DEPTH
RASTER ENGRAVING 100 596 500 1 .020″
VECTOR ENGRAVING 80 10.1 500 1 .030″
VECTOR CUT 50 3.1 500 1 .125″
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