Laser cutting parameters for diode and DPSS lasers

Photo gallery – laser cut items.

Laser-cut data – material, thickness, type of the laser, type of the laser lens, laser cutting speed and amount of loops

Type of material	Thickness, mm	Type of the laser	Power %	Type of the lens	Laser cutting speed mm / min	Loops
Leather	1	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	900	1
	1	Diode 10 watt PLUS PRO	99	G2 lens	1000	1
	2	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	400	1
	2	Diode 10 watt PLUS PRO	99	G2 lens	600	1
Aluminum foil	0,02	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	600	1
Mirror	3	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	30	1
Aluminum	0,2	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	100	12
Zinc	0,5	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	300	60
Black wood	5	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	600	15
	5	Diode 10 watt PLUS PRO	99	G2 lens	600	23
Fabric (cotton)	0,5	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	800	1
	0,5	Diode 10 watt PLUS PRO	99	G2 lens	1200	1
Black PVC	1	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	700	1
Copper	0,4	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	100	30
Slate	3,5	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 30 mm	100	40
PCB board	1,5	10 watt DPSSL	99	Short focal 20 mm м	100	10

All you need to know about laser cutting parameters with 5.5 (5500 mw) / 5.6 (5600 mw) watt diode laser

Endurance made a few experiments with laser cutting and here we present the results of laser cutting using Endurance lasers with 5.5-5.6 watt power output.

This material is dedicated to 5.5-5.6W laser cutting and the parameters that are required is indicated the speed of engraving the number of passes and the power of the laser.

Laser cutting parameters table: Endurance DIY engraving machine with installed of 5.6W diode lasers

MATERIAL TYPE	MATERIAL THICKNESS IN MM	LASER OUTPUT POWER	LASER SPEED mm / min	NUMBER OF PASSES (LOOPS)	LENS TYPE	CUTTING	BURNING / ENGRAVING
WOOD & PLYWOOD	3-5	5.6W	150-250	3-10	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
RUBBER	3-5	5.6W	300-400	2-10	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
STONE	n/a	5.6W	100-500	n/a	Regular 3 element	NO	YES
PLASTIC	3-5	5.6W	200-250	2-8	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
LEATHER	3-5	5.6W	200-400	3-10	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
PAPER	3-5	5.6W	300-1000	1-5	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
GLASS	n/a	5.6W	100-200	n/a	Regular 3 element	NO	YES
HARD WOOD	3-5	5.6W	100-250	3-15	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
ANODISED ALUMINUM	n/a	5.6W	50-250	n/a	Regular 3 element	NO	YES
SLATE	n/a	5.6W	n/a	n/a	Regular 3 element	Hazard	Hazard
CARDBOARD	3-5	5.6W	200-500	1-10	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
CLOTH	3-5	5.6W	200-500	1-5	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
FOOD/ CAKES	n/a	5.6W	50-500	n/a	Regular 3 element	YES	YES
STEEL	n/a	5.6W	n/a	n/a	Regular 3 element	NO	NO
COPPER	n/a	5.6W	n/a	n/a	Regular 3 element	NO	NO
ALUMINUM	n/a	5.6W	n/a	n/a	Regular 3 element	NO	NO

Laser cutting experiment on an Endurance DIY mini with 5.6W laser

Regular lens (3 elements)
Plywood 5mm: power 100%, 200 speed 30-50 repeats.
Plywood 4mm: power 100%, 200 speed 10-30 repeats.
Plywood 3mm: power 100%, 200 speed 5-15 repeats.
Plywood 2mm: power 100%, 150 speed 3-5 repeats.

Lens G2
Plywood 5mm: power 100%, 300 speed 20-30 repeats.
Plywood 4mm: power 100%, 300 speed 7-15 repeats.
Plywood 3mm: power 100%, 300 speed 5-7 repeats.
Plywood 2mm: power 100%, 200 speed 2-3 repeats.

Laser cutting experiment on an Endurance MakeBlock machine with 5.6W laser

Material	Speed mm/min	Long focal lens	Short focal lens G2
Material	Speed mm/min	Repeats	Repeats
Hard board (2 mm)	100	3	1-2
	150	5	1-2
	200	19	2
	250	22	2-3
	300	30	2-3
	400	40	4
	500	50	5
Acrylic black (3.8 mm)	100	4	2
	150	6	3
	200	10	4
Plywood (3 mm)	100	3	2
	150	5	2
	200	10	2-3
	250	15	4
	300	25	5
Wood (5 mm)	100	6	2-3
	150	10	3-4
	200	15	5
	250	20	7

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