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-====== CNSI Microfluidics Laser Cutting Data======+===== CNSI Microfluidics Laser Cutting Data =====
  
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 +==== Material Vendors ====
 +
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 +Acrylic sheet, optically clear, from McMaster Carr: part number 8560K239\\
 +[[ http://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/119/3558/=molz4w]]
 +
 +==== Cutting Parameters ====
 +=== Acrylic Sheet ===
 +
 +Cutting 1/8”, 100% power, 0.4 ipm, 2000 Hz, (Dave Bothman, 5/5/13 - clean cut)\\
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 +Cutting 1/4”, 100% power, 0.15 ipm, 1000 Hz, z offset -.125, (Dave Bothman, 5/5/13 - clean cut)\\
  
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 +=== PDMS ===
 +
 +250um PDMS with mylar backing on back side and removed from front\\
 +
 +Cutting 42% power, 2.0 1ps, 5000Hz (Peter Mage, 5/9/13 - some flash and soot - recipe needs to be refined)\\
 +
 +----
 +
 +=== Double Sticky Tape ===
 +25% power, 3 ips
 +
 +----
 +Gore Teflon Foam 1/16"
 +15% power, 0.5% speed, 1000 Hz (DB 7/9/15)
 +
 +Silicone Rubber sheet, 1/8"
 +100% power, 0.1% speed, 2000 Hz - use Nitrogen gas (DB 7/9/15)
 +====Guideline Cutting Recipes====
 +
 +
 +===Acrylic===
 +
 +  - 1/8 acrylic
 +
 +|         ^ Color        ^ Power         ^ Speed  ^ PPI/Hz   ^ Passes  ^Air Assist   ^ Correction  ^ Z-Offset ^
 +^ Engrave    | Black          | 25        |20  |PPI |-  | on | 0  | 0 |
 +^ Cut        | Red | 25        |0.4 |Hz  | 1 | on | 10 | 0 |
 +^ Cut        | Blue          | 100       |0.4 |PPI | 1 | on | 10 | 0 |
 +   *Recipe from Dave
 +
 +  -1/10 acrylic
 +
 +|         ^ Color        ^ Power         ^ Speed  ^ PPI/Hz   ^ Passes  ^Air Assist   ^ Correction  ^ Z-Offset ^
 +^ Skip   | Black          | -        |-  |- |-  | on | -  | - |
 +^ Cut        | Red | 2        |0.1 |Hz  | 1 | Hz | 1 | 0 |
 +^ Cut        | Blue          | 15      |0.5 |Hz | 5 | Gas 1 | 0 | 0 |
 +   *Recipe from Vincent
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +|         ^ Color        ^ Power         ^ Speed  ^ PPI/Hz   ^ Passes  ^Air Assist   ^ Correction  ^ Z-Offset ^
 +^ Engrave    | Row 1 Col 2          | Row 1 Col 3        |
 +^ Cut        | no colspan this time |                    |
 +^ Cut        | Row 2 Col 2          | Row 2 Col 3        |
 +
 +   *Recipes from Vincent
 +
 +|              ^ Heading 1            ^ Heading 2          ^
 +^ Heading 3    | Row 1 Col 2          | Row 1 Col 3        |
 +^ Heading 4    | no colspan this time |                    |
 +^ Heading 5    | Row 2 Col 2          | Row 2 Col 3        |
 +
 +   *Recipes from Rachel
 +
 +|              ^ Heading 1            ^ Heading 2          ^
 +^ Heading 3    | Row 1 Col 2          | Row 1 Col 3        |
 +^ Heading 4    | no colspan this time |                    |
 +^ Heading 5    | Row 2 Col 2          | Row 2 Col 3        |
 +
 +
 +   *Recipes from Ola
 +
 +|              ^ Heading 1            ^ Heading 2          ^
 +^ Heading 3    | Row 1 Col 2          | Row 1 Col 3        |
 +^ Heading 4    | no colspan this time |                    |
 +^ Heading 5    | Row 2 Col 2          | Row 2 Col 3        |
 +
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 +   *Recipes from Beach
 +
 +----
 +
 +Scribing microscope slides for breaking -Dave Bothman - 16 Dec. 2015
 +  * Recipe: 100% power, 3% speed, 1000 Hz, 1 pass
 +  * Focus on top of slide
 +  * Place a paper towel wetted with water on glass in area to be cut
 +  * Cut through the paper
 +  * Break on scribed line
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laser_cutting_data.1368158091.txt.gz · Last modified: 2013/05/10 03:54 by dave