Cactus Leather

[westernpraze]

Has any one tried to engage on cactus leather? And if so what settings did you use? I am unsure of what to do.

[evermorian]

That looks like a promising material! I’ll be excited to hear about your results.

Previously:

Vegan Leather Settings

Hi, I’m wanting to experiment with vegan leather made from cactus with cotton/polyester backing. They have several varieties with slightly different thicknesses etc, but the kind I have is 0.9 mm. Any suggestions on what custom settings to use? Thank you![Screenshot_20210314-000437__01]

(Found by searching the forum for “cactus leather.”)

To find settings, I think your best bet is using a proven test methodology like:

New material cut test method

Don’t know what settings to use on a material? The only way to be sure is to test. Good news! You can effectively test on a thin strip on the edge of your material, it’s fast and easy. I use this shape to do so (SVG attached): [Material_test] Click here to download/save Or click here for the ZIP: Material_test.zip (3.3 KB) To use: Set the first operation to score (the numbers). You’ll use these to identify your cut pieces later. Set each of the curve shapes to a power/speed combo t…

If anyone does have settings, they will have to be shared in the Beyond the Manual category as that is the only place Glowforge allows us to share manual settings.

[dklgood]

I just watched the video from Desserto which educated me regarding the development and production of Cactus Leather. I have no experience with this product, but I love the concept. If you have some and test it, please share the results.