Setting for cutting 1/2" Baltic Birch Plywood
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Joe Adelaars
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I have a rather large project to cut out of 1/2" Baltic birch plywood. I've had success cutting regular 1/2" plywood but am not getting thru the Baltic material. I've tried two passes at 3 mm per sec at a power setting of 65 and changed the focal height to 2 mm for the second pass. We are running with an air compressor with dryer at 10 to 15 psi. We have a 130W CAMFive laser. I need to get the speed up as well to meet a schedule deadline.
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Pete Cyr
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I would be setting pwr at 85-90% and 5-8mm/sec
Location - VA
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First name - Pete
Equipment - Boss Laser 1630
Power - 100W
Laser Bed Size - 16" x 30"
Home Position - TR
Full RDWorks Version - v8.01.18
First name - Pete
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Gene Uselman
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Do you have a mA meter- if so, figure out the max power percentage and use that [or a bit higher 
]. BB plywood is very dense and does not cut as well as 'normal' plywood in general. If you have a lot to do, it may be worth experimenting with different lenses like GaAs 2.5 inch. Russ has explored these quite thoroughly.
]. BB plywood is very dense and does not cut as well as 'normal' plywood in general. If you have a lot to do, it may be worth experimenting with different lenses like GaAs 2.5 inch. Russ has explored these quite thoroughly.If the Help and advice you received here was of VALUE...
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