Specifications

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Engraving mirrored acrylic is similar to engraving regular acrylic. The idea is to engrave
through the m backing enou gin trat the E
deeply will cause, a crusty residue to form just like with non-mirrored acrylic. A double
n the
ic
ll
with water from a
pray bottle. Next, place the acrylic in the laser with the mirrored surface facing
pwards and elevate at least 1/8 inch above the table. The laser beam will not reflect
ff of the mirr rface because it is absorbed by the acrylic first. Sometimes cutting
the acrylic from the back side will cause the mirrored backing to distort and crack from
th If th binat of eng g and c ing is d,
ur suggestion is to engrave the backing, unmasked, remove the acrylic, mask both
e engraved area, make sure to use an acrylic based
aint or paint that does not contain acetone or alcohol as these chemicals will crack the
crylic. Water based paints also work very well. Since the mirrored backing serves as
masking, it is not necessary to mask the back side before engraving.
. Do not leave the laser system unattended
when cutting or engraving.
irrored gh to be to pene e into acrylic. ngraving
image will appear if engraving o front side of the mirror. It is not necessary to
mask the backside when engraving because the mirrored backing shields the acryl
from smoke damage. To cut mirrored acrylic, it might be necessary to remove a
riginal masking, re-mask with transfer tape, and dampen the tape o
s
u
o ored su
e intense heat required to cut. e com ion ravin utt desire
o
sides with transfer tape, flip the acrylic over, dampen, elevate, re-focus, and cut from
the front side. When paint filling th
p
a
a
WARNING:
Acrylic is extremely flammable
65