Laser Cutting Information for Wood & Plastic

Laser cutting information for wood

Maximum Component Size	3000x1500mm (but usually limited by sheet size of 2440x1220mm)
Minimum Component Size	Very Small - depends on material thickness
Maximum Thickness	Around 25mm
Minimum Thickness	<0.8mm
Minimum Detail	Detail should not usually be less than 30% of the material thickness e.g. minimum 3mm diameter hole in 9mm thick material
General Cutting Tolerance	>6mm - +/-0.1mm 6-12mm - +/-0.2mm >12mm - +/-0.3mm
Effects of Thermal Cutting	Because these are organic materials the cut edge charsand is covered with carbon - the thicker the material the more pronounced the effect.
Common Grades Stocked	Most grades and finishes are available - waterproof, fire resistant, vennered etc. are usually available in most thicknesses.
Common Sheet Sizes	2440x1220mm; Occasionally 3000x1500mm
Common Applications	Decorative Panels, Exhibition / Theatre Sets, Stencils, Restoration, Engineered Components and just about everything else!

Informations for laser cutting Plastic

Maximum Component Size	3000x1500mm
Minimum Component Size	Very Small - depends on material thickness
Maximum Thickness	25mm Acrylic, others - please ask (it really varies!)
Minimum Thickness	<0.5mm
Minimum Detail	Detail can usually be around 10% of material thickness, but this does vary with the type of plastic.
General Cutting Tolerance	>3mm - +/-0.1mm 3-15mm - +/-0.2mm >15mm - +/-0.3mm
Effects of Thermal Cutting	Cut edge quality varies by type, but on the whole is excellent. There can be stress raisers formed in the cut edge with certain materials.
Common Grades Stocked	Polypropylene, Polycarbonate, Nylon, LDPE / HDPE, Mylar. Brand Names include - Perspex, Plexiglas, Irpen, Policril, Lucite, Zotefoam, Repsol, Altuglas, Priplak, Lexan, Medite
Common Sheet Sizes	2000x1500mm, 3000x1000m
Common Applications	Sign, Display, Decorative Panels, Point-of-sale, Promotional Items, Jewellery - the list goes on!

Good woods to use are solid brown oak, walnut, oak, mahogany and maple basically hardwood.

We need to go into the tech building and see in they could order us some wood in from there timber yard.

Apparently all plastic is fine to be laser cut