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Laser Cutting
This is the department homepage for laser cutting.
- Laser Certification refresher video
- Learn to laser etch a simple design
- How to clean the laser head and lenses
- Laser cutting checklist
- How to do a materials test
- How to make nametags
- How to cut cotton fabric:
NOTE that we used 100% cotton fabric with no metallic, glittery or other funky dyes. Please be careful to check the laser materials safety sheets before using any other kinds of fabric.
On the Right Laser 7 mm from the surface of the fabric 90 speed 45/50 power With Air Assist
Note: test worked for up to 8 layers of cotton fabric. You might be able to do more but we didn’t test beyond that. Lighter almost white color fabrics had more burning and more chances of maybe having a tiny spot not completely laser through. This only happened minimally though. Also any burning was easily covered by the seam allowance on the project and can’t be seen in the final results. Taping the fabric to the bed with masking tape worked well to prevent flutters.
- The size of the beds in the laser cutters are: X = 900mm, Y = 600mm (35" x 23")
- List of laserable materials
- Specifications of our laser cutters
- How does an infrared laser work?
Lightburn Configuration and Discount Code
The size of the beds in the laser cutters are: X = 900mm, Y = 600mm