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Article: Laser Cut Settings- A Beginner's Guide

Laser Cut Settings- A Beginner's Guide

Okay now you're ready to get cutting! 
But where to start? 
The short answer is going to be there is no right answer here. There are so many nuances that go into cutting anything on your laser, acrylic especiallly. We've created a list below curated from the Acrylic Obsessed Facebook Group of some standard starting points for you. Use these to get your feet wet, but know that you may need to make adjustments! 
If your material isn't cutting through and you're focus is set/correct, you can try increasing your power and lowering your speed. I usually do increments of 5.  Reversely, if things are burning you can decrease power and increase speed. 
Acrylic Cut Settings for Omtech, Glowforge, Thunder, Aeon Lasers 
If you don't see your laser on the list, make a post in our group and send us an email so we can work to keep the list up to date! 
Now you should be ready to create, make, & build! 
But if you're having troubles, head over to our troubleshooting guide and let's see if we can figure out what's going wrong! 
 

 

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