Hey folks! I’ve had several people ask about getting some suggested feeds and speeds for the Avid laser system. Opt has published a lot of information and we have done a lot of testing too. I’ve taken all of that information and I’ve put it on this sheet here: A lot of the feedrates I found were W…

Good stuff here Eric. Thanks for taking the time and pulling this together. This will be very helpful in getting starting points for various materials and save a lot of time and material testing. As always, I appreciate everything that you do for us!

Nice list Eric. I’ll add just couple of rules of thumb for the laser power/speed. Cutting: Always run 100% power, and go as fast as you can to cut through in both directions (X and Y) in one pass. Diode lasers are usually not symmetrical in power so one axis usually cuts a bit better than the oth…

I know at one point, someone was looking for a test file. I use 2, one for engraving and one for cutting. Both are based on the 45W laser. And I tend to follow Jim’s rule about 15ipm, but I don’t go below 20ipm. I guess I am tired of fires. My cut file has one side with single passes and the ot…

Laser Feed and Speed Chart

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