Cut: New settings: 180 speed/60 power Score: New Settings: 246 speed /30 power
Your mileage may vary.
Edit: The speed settings shown in the rest of the posts in this thread are the old scale settings, are much too slow, and might cause a fire if you try to use them as is. They must be converted to the new scale. Be careful or use the settings listed above.`
lol ya I have no clue, I don’t have a machine. UPS says that the machine and tray are to be delivered tomorrow however the machine still shows in California (where it has been for a week now) but the tray shows in Chelmsford mass. so I will prolly get the tray tomorrow but I don’t have high hopes for the machine showing up
For standard shipping boxes, I’m getting good results with 100/130 for cutting, I’d start around 40/130 for scoring and play from there depending on how deep you want the score.
Wow! The ranges are all over the place, aren’t they? I wonder if it’s better to go full power and punch through quickly, or use less power at a slower speed?
Might be a good question for dan, but this is the non-monitored section.
My rule of thumb is to use max power & highest speed possible (starting with 100/197). If that’s still too much (paper, cardboard, etc) then I leave speed at max and start to ratchet down power.
I think slower always gives more chance for burning / charring / melting, so faster is generally better. And if it doesn’t cut deep enough then more passes seems better than slowing down.
The only thing that gets worse with speed is the corner over-burn is more pronounced due to the longer acceleration period.
Wasn’t getting any corner overburn at the lower power and slower speed setting. I’ll give it a try at faster speeds/higher power today before making up the next boxes just to see how it looks.
This thing is pretty darned handy for making up little shipping boxes…so much quicker than the previous method of box cutter and ruler.
I wouldn’t leave the safety of my precious in the hands of some delivery person who is miffed he has to mule it upstairs. I’d be there at the truck with a smile and two helpful hands!
Corner overburn is def still a thing at ultra low power, but it seems like they’ve minimized it for everything else.
Paper test from yesterday. If I worked for glowforge i’d switch gears and call this a feature, “insta round corners ™”. We’ll turn all your squares into lovely rounded corner squares no hassle!
I would agree but… If they broke it shipping and then I help them move it the last 20 they could just o not me must have happened when he insisted on “helping us”
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