Laser cut on silicone

I just tried it, and I don’t think I can make it through my silicone.
This piece is about .25" thick.

The runs were as follows:

  1. 30%/50ipm
  2. 60%/30ipm
  3. 90%/20ipm - 2 passes

The first and second runs made it about 2mm deep. The third run made it about 2.75mm deep and discolored the surrounding material on the second pass.

Each pass created a really strange flaky residue inside the cut. Pictures below:

before shot:


after 2nd cut:

after 3rd cut:

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