Topic: Laser Cutting Service
As the proud new owner of a 60w laser cutter, I would like to offer my services. I am still learning and would welcome the challenge to work with various materials. As of now, I only have 2-sided white melamine on hand, which looks like this:
The panel is white, the edges are black. I also regularly place orders with McMaster, so I can get really any material you can come up with. Things that are OK to lasercut:
Plastics:
ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
Acrylic (also known as Plexiglas, Lucite, PMMA)
Delrin (POM, acetal) – for a supplier, try McMaster-Carr.
High density polyethylene (HDPE) – melts badly
Kapton tape (Polyimide)
Mylar (polyester)
Nylon – melts badly
PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol)
Polyethylene (PE) – melts badly
Polypropylene (PP) – melts somewhat
Styrene
Two-tone acrylic – top color different than core material, usually for custom instrumentation panels, signs, and plaques.
Woods: Basically all ok. (MDF, balsa, birch, poplar, red oak, cherry, holly, etc.)
Things I cannot cut:
Metals
Polycarbonate (PC, Lexan)
PVC – contains chlorine
Vinyl – contains chlorine
Glass
Fiberglass
Printed circuit board (FR4 and other material types)
Carbon fiber
I have a 60w laser, so about as thick as I can go is 3/8". I might be able to do 1/2" acrylic, but I haven't tried.
To start off, I am charging $0.50/minute, no minimum, no setup charges. This is very, very cheap for laser cutting - Pololu charges 5 times that and has minimums. Something like this:
Would be 5-7 minutes of laser time, and about $3 of material.
How it works:
1.) Email the file in question (DXF preferred, other formats ok) to [email protected]. Let me know what material you would like.
2.) I return a price, with shipping.
3.) You pay for through the Filastruder store.
4.) I cut and ship.