Instructions and Guides
Leatherette laser settings cheat sheet by thick...
Leatherette settings depend on three things: thickness and backing (0.8 mm felt, 1.2 or 1.8 mm foam), what the sheet engraves to (black, gold, silver, copper or white), and whether...
Laser-cut, flame-polished and sanded acrylic ed...
A CO2 laser leaves cast acrylic with a glossy, almost glass-like edge, which is the finish most people try to get with a torch. You rarely need to change it....
Protective film on acrylic: when to peel it and...
Leave the protective film on both faces when you cut acrylic. It catches smoke residue and back-reflection marks that would otherwise land on the finished face. Peel the top film...
Mirror, glitter and coloured acrylic: what chan...
Speciality acrylic cuts much like plain cast acrylic on a CO2 laser, but each type changes one thing. Mirror acrylic has its reflective layer behind the plastic, so engraving the...
Engraving two-tone acrylic on a diode laser
A blue diode laser can engrave many two-tone acrylic colours. On a 20 W xTool S1, our 1.5 mm brushed gold two-tone engraved cleanly at 500 mm/s and 50% power...
Two-tone acrylic: the complete guide
Two-tone acrylic is a sheet with a thin coloured cap over a contrasting core. A light, fast laser engraving pass removes the cap and shows the core colour, so you...