BDW Materials Settings

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1	Brown Design Workshop
2	Does a setting not work? Change it!
3	RECENT UPDATE: PPI should always be set to 1000 unless otherwise specified
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5	Material	Thickness	Vector Cut power, speed	Depth	Vector Engrave power, speed	Raster Engrave power, speed	Notes	APPROVED MATERIALS:		BANNED MATERIALS:
6	Acrylic							Cork		Anything w/Epoxies
7	Acrylic	1/32"	100, 15		50, 100	50, 100	Remove cover after cut to avoid smoke marks	Acrylic		Hydrocarbon-based plastics
8		1/16"	100, 4					Delrin		Metals
9		1/8"	100, 2					Mylar		White Board
10		1/4"	100, 0.7					Natural Cloths (cotton, hemp, wool)		ABS (cyanide, melts)
11	Boards							Leather/suede (real!)		HDPE (melts)
12	Corrugated Cardboard	1/8"	100, 8		40, 100	40, 100		Non-chlorinated rubbers		Fiberglass (FUMES!!!)
13	Corrugated Cardboard	1/4"	100, 4		40, 100	40, 100		MDF		PVC (chlorine)
14	Chipboard	1/64"	100, 17	light	40, 100	40, 100		Paper, card stock		Polycarbonate
15		1/32"	100, 12	light	40, 100	40, 100		Cardboard, carton
16		1/16"	100, 8	deep	100, 100	100, 100		Woods (non-oily)
17		1/8"	100, 1	deep	100, 100	100, 100		Plywood & Composite Woods
18	MDF	1/16"	100, 4		100, 100	100, 100		MAXIMUM THICKNESS:
19		1/8"	100, 2					MAXIMUM THICKNESS:
20		1/4"	100, 1.3					1/4" maximum material thickness
21	Masonite	1/8"	100, 3	light	100, 100	100, 100		Use bandsaw, shopbot, or scrollsaw on thicker materials
22	Masonite	1/4"	100, 1.5	deep	100, 50	100, 50
23	Matboard	1/16"	100, 12		100, 100	100, 100
24	Matboard	1/8"	100, 10		100, 100	100, 100		CHEAT SHEET:
25	Foam Core	3/16"	100, 20	surface	15, 100	25, 100		CHEAT SHEET:
26	Foam Core	1/8"	100, 17	score	25, 100	25, 100		Document Size	18'' by 32''
27	Museum Board	1/16"	100, 8		100, 100	100, 100		Stroke Weight	0.072 pt / 0.001 in
28	Binder's Board/Davey Board	0.098"	100, 1.5					Vector Cut Color	RGB 255,0,0
29	Paper							Vector Engrave Color	RGB 0,0,255
30	Watercolor Paper		100, 75		20, 100	20, 100		Raster Engrave Color	RGB 0,0,0
31	Bristol Paper / Cardstock		100, 75		30, 100	30, 100
32	Printer Paper		30, 100		5, 100	5, 100		BEFORE YOU CUT:
33	Wood
34	Baltic Birch Plywood	1/8"	100, 4		100, 100	100, 100		1. Turn on vaccum and airflow
35		1/4"	100, 3					2. Adjust Z height
36		3/8"	100, 1.5					3. Check time estimate
37		1/2"	100, 1
38	Maple Plywood	1/4"	100, 3		75, 100	100, 100
39	Ash	1/8"	100, 3		75, 100	75, 100
40	Balsa	1/8"	100, 45		50, 100	50, 100
41	Balsa	1/4"	100, 9		50, 100	50, 100
42	Basswood	1/16"	100, 1.5		75, 100	75, 100
43		1/8"	100, 3
44		1/4"	100, 1.5
45	Cedar	1/16"	100, 10		75, 100	75, 100
46		1/8"	100, 3
47		1/4"	100, 0.5
48	Cherry	1/16"	100, 10		75, 100	75, 100
49	Cherry	1/8"	100, 3		75, 100	75, 100
50	Cork	1/16"	100, 20		25, 100, 500	30, 100, 500
51		1/8"	100, 12
52		1/4"	100, 8
53	Walnut	1/16"	100, 2		100, 75	100, 75
54	Walnut	1/4"	100, 1		100, 75	100, 75
55	Veneer	1 ply	100, 15	Maple	50, 100	50, 100
56	Veneer	2 ply	100, 9	Walnut/Cherry	70, 100	70, 100
57	Beech Wood	1/2"			100, 80	100, 80
58	PurpleHeart	1/4"			100, 100	100, 100
59	Fabrics
60	Scuba Neoprene	1.5 mm	100, 80		10, 100	10, 100
61	Waterproof Canvas		100, 75		20, 100	20, 100
62	Felt		100, 40		30, 100	30, 100
63	Wool	1/8"	30, 10
64	Cotton		100, 70		20, 100	20, 100
65	Denim		100, 75		40, 100	40, 100
66	Polyester Satin		100, 50		20, 100	20, 100
67	Leather	1/16”, 4 oz	100, 4.5	light	25, 100	25, 100
68	Leather	1/16”, 4 oz	100, 4.5	deep	100, 100	100, 100
69	Synthetic Polymer & Other
70	Delrin	1/4"	1, 100		50, 100	50, 100
71	Silicone	0.031"	100, 4		100, 50	100, 50
72	Masking Tape		5, 8
73	Styrene	1/8"	100, 3	light	6, 10, 200	6, 10, 200
74	Styrene	1/16	100, 15	light	6, 10, 200	6, 10, 200
75	Kapton Film	.002"	100, 100
76	Mounted Linoleum	1/8" (lino)		very light	25, 12	25, 12
77	PDMS	about 1/8"	100, 2
78	Polyurethane	0.015"	21.5, 12
79	Hypalon	17 oz.	100, 14		50, 100	50, 100
80	Hypalon	32 oz.	100, 5		50, 100	50, 100
81	EVA Foam (Puzzle Floor Mat)	10mm	100, 10	light	10, 100	10, 100
82	EVA Foam (Puzzle Floor Mat)	1/2"	100,5	dark	60, 100	60, 100
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