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1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood

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Laser Settings

Score · Vector · Flat Surface
Power
20
Speed
150
Passes
1
Thickness
3mm
defocus
3 mm
It was set to process in the order of score, engrave, cut. 3mm basswood plywood. I used 20%, 250mm/s (and think I should have set it to 35% power and 300mm/s for a bit darker of engraving). Score was set to 20%, 150mm/s, and cut was set to 100%, 15mm/s. This was my second attempt at cutting the same image out. The first one I didn't change the settings on the layers. Hope this helps! <3

More 1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood settings

Same material on xTool S1. Engrave stays the same regardless of thickness; cut changes with thickness.

Engrave (any thickness)
Cut by thickness

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Machine Context

BrandxTool
ModelS1
Laser typeDiode
Wattage40W

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Material Details

Material1/8"(3mm) Basswood Plywood
Size3mm
SupplierxTool
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