Specifications

WOOD - FINISHED WALNUT

TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH

RASTER ENGRAVING 100 70 500 1 .020”

COMMENTS: Engrave unmasked. If masking, reduce the speed setting to 50% to get

the same depth.

TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH

VECTOR ENGRAVING 40 10 500 1 .030”

COMM asked.

TYPE POWER SPEED PPI PASS DEPTH

ENTS: Engrave unm

VECTOR CUTTING 50 1.6 250 1 .125”

COMMENTS: Elevate at least 1/8” off of the engraving table. Lightly dampen bottom

side with water. Both surfaces can also be masked and dampened with water.

Elevating will let heat and smoke escape from underneath and prevent burning.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

When engraving wood with a laser, a brown, maple syrup like residue will deposit on

the surface of the wood. This is normal and impossible to eliminate by POWER,

SPEED, or PPI changes. More residue will be present when engraving deeper and/or

slower. This residue washes off with water and a sponge. We recommend using a

kitchen sponge with a nylon string mesh wrapped around it. Dampen the sponge and

wipe off the residue. A damp chamois cloth works well also. Do not use paper towels

or a regular sponge because these materials will get lodged in the engraved area when

wiping and are extremely difficult to remove. A method to avoid cleanup is to mask the

wood with transfer tape and peel off the tape after engraving. If desired, after

engraving and before peeling off the tape, spray paint can be applied to color fill the

engraved areas. After the paint dries, peel of the tape. If an intricate drawing has been

engraved and there are many small pieces of tape to remove, it may be easier to flood

the masking, after engraving, with water. This will loosen the tape and it can be easily

removed by rubbing it off by hand. In the vector cutting example, the wood was

elevated from the table to let smoke and heat escape from underneath. If elevating the

wood, mask and/or dampen the bottom side of the wood very lightly and the water acts

as a heat sink to prevent the underside from flaming and charring. Elevating the wood

also helps to determine whether the laser has passed completely through since the cut