Laser Cutter Suggestions

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Laser Cutter Suggestions

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12-11-2013, 23:26

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Re: Laser Cutter Suggestions

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Originally Posted by Gray Adams

Delrin always melted well before it even cut through the last time I tried laser cutting it. ABS worked really well though. Are you sure you got delrin to work?

Then try less power and more speed with more passes. You usually need to do multiple passes laser cutting, especially on lower wattage machines.

By the way, I've heard that laser cutting ABS produces toxic Styrene gas. I probably wouldn't laser it any more before making sure.

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