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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
- 1/8 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 |
| Color | Power | Speed | PPI/Hz | Passes | Air Assist | Correction | Z-Offset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Recipes from Vincent
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- Recipes from Rachel
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- Recipes from Ola
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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
laser_cutting_data.txt · Last modified: 2020/02/06 23:28 by perkins