Diode Hobby Laser Etching & Cutting Warning!

[DeafLaser]

Hello there,

I would like to know about Acrylic clear able cutting with my Atomstack A5 Pro 40W laser? Have you any experience related acrylic clear?

Greg

[LAHobbyGuy]

Hello there,

I would like to know about Acrylic clear able cutting with my Atomstack A5 Pro 40W laser? Have you any experience related acrylic clear?

Greg

Hi Greg,
You need to paint it first with some black paint or Tempera paint.

Rich

[DeafLaser]

Rich,

Thank you for explained related acrylic clear with used Tempera paint - black. Clear 1.00 mm thick with black paint on it and made it but not really smooth. I tried to cutting at 2.20 mm thick and it does not work at all. I think it is 40W seem not enough power? 60, 80W or so it would work? I saw somewhere on youtube about 90W can cutting clear one pass at less than 1/4 in thick without paint on it. Puzzled?

Greg

[LAHobbyGuy]

I saw somewhere on youtube about 90W can cutting clear one pass at less than 1/4 in thick without paint on it. Puzzled?

Greg, diode lasers are made for engraving. The highest wattage diode on the market today is the Neje 14.4W dual diode. The 40, 60 or 80W you see listed is the input power, not the diode output. The laser you're talking about to cut clear acrylic is a C02. You can pick up a K40 C02 for about $400 or so to do that. But it has a very small working area, only 8x12". The larger ones start at $2k or so.

Rich

[AKOptionsLLC]

Really appriciate this sort of warning! saving us all from making the same mistakes.

[661lasers]

Hey there, new to this group. Does anyone know if it's okay to do Kydex. or is that also a PVC product?

[ChrisLX200]

Hey there, new to this group. Does anyone know if it's okay to do Kydex. or is that also a PVC product?

No, it's a PVC type material = toxic fumes.

[FireLizardDesigns]

Hi Everyone,

Like many others this is the first thread I'm reading and I have found it extremely helpful thank you everyone for all the insight. As I'm a new person with a XTool D1 I'm trying to find materials that are both safe and not harmful to my new machine. While shopping yesterday I came across Aluminum Circle Premium Stamping Blanks the packaging feature a smooth, rounded edge, a brighter finish and thicker gauge. These premium stamping blanks allow for more metal to be displaced when stamping, resulting in deeper impressions.

After reading this I'm a bit cautious though that maybe I should not try something like this; unaware of what it could do to the machine. What would you all suggest is the best way to test out new materials? Stay with what we all know is good or is there a best practice in how to test/evaluate the materials?

Cheers and thanks everyone,

Tim H.

[ArthurJ]

Many thanks for this info, I'm just getting into this hobby and have yet to purchase my first laser so this info is very well received
Kind regards Arthur

[wynneslaser]

Any chance of making this printable would like to put this up in my shed thanks Mark.