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CNSI Microfluidics Laser Cutting Data

Material Vendors

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)

Cutting 1/4”, 100% power, 0.15 ipm, 1000 Hz, z offset -.125, (Dave Bothman, 5/5/13 - clean cut)


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. 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

-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
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Scribing microscope slides for breaking -Dave Bothman - 16 Dec. 2015