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Step 2Figure out Laser Cutter Settings
The first thing I did was to figure out the right settings for our Epilog laser cutter. I documented it all, here, in case anyone wants to work with Ultrasuede again. Photos of my experiments for both raster and vector cuts are below, with exact settings specified in the image notes.
For the raster cuts, I wanted to know how much contrast (burn) I could get without creating a rough surface on the Ultrasuede.
For the vector cuts, I wanted to know how much power would cut the Ultrasuede, and how much would simply score it.
For the raster cuts, I wanted to know how much contrast (burn) I could get without creating a rough surface on the Ultrasuede.
For the vector cuts, I wanted to know how much power would cut the Ultrasuede, and how much would simply score it.
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It's difficult to translate your power settings if you don't specify this.
Say if you have a 30 watt, and I have a 80 watt tube in my laser, I'll probably burn my way to China rather than "lightly scorch" my UltraSuede ;-)