Laser settings for poster board

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Has anyone used regular poster board in the glowforge? I was wondering what are the best settings for cutting.

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Thank you. I will try theme.

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I have cut a fair amount of Elmers brand foamboard which I get from WalMart. My saved settings are 325/FULL (I have a Pro)…

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Glowforge Settings.xlsx (394.3 KB)
Here is my all I know

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I was told that foam board was not safe to use. What types of foam can you use in addition?

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Where were you told that foam board was not safe?

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I suggest you ask the person who told you it was not safe.

I’ve been cutting it without issue for years.

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Perhaps they soak their foam board in gasoline? :smiley:

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This was a passthrough test when the feature was released - almost 4’ wide. My cloakroom is western themed.

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Best option is to try several settings and find out what works best for you. Fortunately poster board is cheap, so you should be able to try a lot without too much worry about the cost of wasted material.

Here’s the settings and notes that work for me:

Black poster board from Fred Meyer, Cut settings:
Speed: 250
Power: 40
Passes: 1
Thickness set: 0.019
Notes: minor smoke, minor oder, good results, 1 small spot not quite cut 100% through