Which wood for laser cutting?
The question of all questions, but this question cannot be answered so easily. Many things need to be clarified beforehand. At the end of the article, you will find information about which of our products are suitable for your device!
You can learn more in the following blog post:
Which wood for laser cutting?
Everyone has to ask themselves at the beginning what they want to achieve with their project.
There are many factors that play a role in choosing the right wood material; we have listed some of them here for you:
- It should be cut as quickly as possible, and my customers place absolute value on flawless surface quality!
If it has to be quick, the surface quality is absolutely paramount, and the laser is rather low-powered, the following products are absolutely recommended for your success:
- It must be cut very precisely because my customers have very high demands on the cut edge!
Exact cuts and creating a beautiful image require immense demands on the raw material; here, panel materials that score with great stability and increased density are established. To be successful here, WOOD4PROS.COM offers the following products for:
- It should be as cheap as possible, but the quality should be right!
Price and performance can be well combined, especially when it comes to working quickly and efficiently with one device. Here too, a wide range offers the optimal solution:
- It must be cut quickly and cheaply and surface quality is rather secondary
We all know it, it has to be quick and still cheap, here we also offer the solution:
Which wood for engraving?
Wood can be engraved perfectly, but it is important to pay attention to a few things!
The wood surface must be homogeneous, meaning the grain must have grown evenly and the wood must be closed on the surface. For an optimal engraving result, it is crucial that the wood surface is unvarnished and the panel material can lie flat on the work surface, i.e. does not warp.
The following panel types and wood species are best suited for engraving:
Which wood fits my laser?
Or the other way around, which laser fits which wood?
The question of all questions, I bought a laser machine , what material can I use?
The rule is, the more power, the thicker and harder the material to be cut can be.
We recommend the following real wood products for the following power:
- 1.5-15 watts
- Precious Plywood
- Precious Uniply
- Solid wood
- Precious veneers
- Real wood stickers
- Veneer paper
- Veneer on fleece
- Premium beech plywood
- 15-45 watts
- all aforementioned boards
- 2nd chance precious wood is valuable
- Precious poplar plywood
- Birch plywood
- Precious poplar plywood
- 45+ watts
- all aforementioned boards
- Precious HDF
- HDF boards
