What Wattage Laser To Cut Acrylic Cleanly

How-do-you-do Folks.
Start time affiche. Looking to aggrandize my small-scale business concern and volition be working with acrylic. No bigger and so one/iv". Wondering what a "adept" wattage laser would exist for this. I accept been speaking with the "big 3" and am looking at the sixty-80 watt range currently.

I know there are dissimilar types of acrylic, is one ameliorate then the other for cutting and engraving with a laser?

Cheers, Stan

1:45 PM

You can cutting ane/4" acrylic with 20 watts, sixty-lxxx can cut at least one/2" - single pass that is. Cast rasters nicer than extruded and extruded vectors nicer than cast, although yous can vector cast just fine. You didn't ask, simply any of the "big three" volition do only fine on something as simple as acrylic. Await for the one that volition support you the best when you need information technology. (hint: Trotec)

Thanks for the input. I would rather have also much laser and so non enough. I want to be able to abound into the laser, not out abound information technology and have to spend more coin to go the "right" tool.

I have been leaning towards Trotec, though the price I take been quoted is most $10K more then the comparable UL or Epilog. I would accept to hustle up a LOT of new work to comprehend the coast of any light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation I decide on. Still in that, "not certain what I should do" stage of things. I exercise know I NEED a good write off. Paid about ii/3 the toll of a skilful laser in taxes this final yr.

Take intendance, Stan

6:46 PM

The 179 tax credit is law for 2016 so, assuming yous are a business concern, you tin fully deduct the cost of your new laser.

If I were buying a new machine this year, and I promise to be, it will be an 80 watt Trotec. Simply I can cut ane/iv" acrylic with my 45 watt motorcar.

Quote Originally Posted by Stan Clewett View Post

I have been leaning towards Trotec, though the price I have been quoted is about $10K more then the comparable UL or Epilog

Y'all can negotiate a much improve cost that will put the Trotec within just a few one thousand of the others, yous just need to discover the right sales rep that wants your business! I won't share my cost, non even privately, but I can assure y'all that I didn't pay much of a premium to get my Trotec.

For 1/4" acrylic, I wouldn't get annihilation less than 60W. I would besides look into a Chinese laser. It'southward hard to trounce their power to size ratio when cutting. For ~$10k you lot can get a 100w+ laser that's 48"x36". Hard to beat out those numbers.

Give thanks you for all the comments folks.

As for a Chinese laser....no thanks. I empathize the price point, but I truly believe in NOT supporting annihilation from
that state. Not to keep a bluster, but I go out of my way daily to not buy Chicon products...and yes...I do Not store at Walmart. Ever.

Hullo Gary. Yes, I program on counter offering the quote I received from my Trotec rep...but only when I am truly set up to buy 1. If it works out information technology was pismire to exist. If non then I will go with some other company.

take care, Stan

Stan, I got an older ULS (fabricated in USA) that was refurbished by the dealer. He replaced all the moving parts, and motors, but I had to do the clean upward. fifty Watt auto tests out at over 60. You lot might be able to cutting 1/four inch acrylic with a xx watt machine, but he did non tell you lot how many passes and how long each cut took. Similar Ross above I say 50 - 60 watts, I cutting one/iv inch ane pass at a pretty decent speed, ( don't remember the settings) with 100% power.

Hi Nib.
I am looking at a 60-80 watt. And leaning more towards the 80 watt model.

I asked ane company almost a refurbished unit, but they said I would have to get on a waiting list as they sell them very speedily.

Take care, Stan

Quote Originally Posted past Beak George View Post

You might be able to cutting 1/4 inch acrylic with a 20 watt auto, but he did not tell you how many passes and how long each cut took.

I was just making a betoken that yous tin do it, non about how long it might take - I judge I should take added that in. My 30 watt Explorer did a fine task cutting 1/4" and I have a piece of 1/ii" that I cut with it as well. Granted, it was at 100% power and the slowest possible speed, but, the point is that it did it in a unmarried pass! My 80 watt Trotec cuts it like butter in a fraction of the time, in fact, information technology volition cutting 1/2" mdf faster than 30 watts cut 1/4" acrylic.

Quote Originally Posted by Stan Clewett View Post

Cheers for all the comments folks.

As for a Chinese light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation....no cheers. I understand the toll point, but I truly believe in NOT supporting annihilation from
that country. Not to keep a rant, but I get out of my way daily to not buy Chicon products...and aye...I do Non store at Walmart. Always.

Hi Gary. Yes, I plan on counter offering the quote I received from my Trotec rep...just only when I am truly ready to purchase one. If information technology works out it was emmet to exist. If not and so I will become with another visitor.

take care, Stan

I would exist interested on how far you continue that. Do you check every label on items you lot buy? Practice y'all check every msds? Even in the laser world a lot of the acrylic, marble is from Red china. In my opinion it would be very hard not to exist totally Red china free in all aspects of ones life. I would be very impressed. Walmart is not the merely one who sells China products. I would not besurprised if trotec had 1 or two parts in information technology from People's republic of china.

Your correct....in this 24-hour interval and age it is nearly impossible to be "China costless". But I will not go out of my way to intentionally buy a Chinese fabricated product.

It amazes me that ANYONE who is in business for themselves does not understand the "Walmart mentality" and would support information technology.
Almost folks dear to get cheap "stuff" when they are buying. Only then look peak dollar when they are selling their product. But now everyone expects to go that good ol Walmart pricing. Get it?

Volition my trivial stand up against the pass up of our once great industrial state make any kind of departure? Nope, but I do have my values and am one-time fashion and accept fought for this state, and so I feel I take earned the right to my signal of view and refuse to be PC.

accept intendance, Stan

Stan I wish everyone idea your fashion. Plus the companies moving jobs to Red china and Mexico. No they are non taking our jobs, Corp America is sending them our jobs. I effort to avoid Walmart whenever I can, and pay a footling more to support local stores. Thanks for your service to our country.

Surprising no one has asked what table size y'all need, non today..merely in 5 years....Laser size besides.......for the near future

Full Sectrum has a 12" ten twenty" http://fslaser.com/Products/Lasers 90 Due west.

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Quote Originally Posted by Mark Sipes View Post

Surprising no 1 has asked what table size you need, non today..simply in 5 years....Laser size also.......for the well-nigh future

Full Sectrum has a 12" x xx" http://fslaser.com/Products/Lasers 90 W.

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Heck a true 90 watt tube has to be how long and I am bold a glass tube?

What Wattage Laser To Cut Acrylic Cleanly

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