Engrave Snakewood?

[digitalhammurabi]

This thread has a reference to Snakewood, and deals with working out settings - it might help!

Newbies here... Having trouble in need of help lol

Janka rating 2520 Purpleheart So Walnut setting Might engrave, but there is little chance of cutting. Please be careful with higher settings with Purpleheart as it loves to smolder. When in doubt however I use these [Janka hardness scale] Janka Hardness The Janka scale is used to determine the relative hardness of particular domestic or exotic wood species. The Janka test measures the amount of force required to embed a 0.444" steel ball into the wood to half of its diameter. Woods with a …

This spreadsheet might also be helpful:

Spreadsheet for Non-Proofgrade Materials

I just got my GlowForge and am super excited to start using it. I really don’t want to use my proofgrade materials to get the hang of the cutter so I figured I’d use some other materials I have scraps for. Problem is I have no idea what settings to put. I started with cardboard and tried a low setting, then up’d it a little more, etc… Once I got the right amount I started a spreadsheet. Now after starting that spreadsheet it occurred to me that others have probably gone through this same pr…