Plywood Etching
Plywood Etching
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Hi guys, first question on here.
I'm looking at trying to etch plywood, so that the finish is like the attached picture, and not just a slim burn on the face.
We have an Amada FOM-4222 laser. Ideally looking for guidelines on conditions, what nozzle to use and what focus' as I've read breifly that increasing the focus should give a large beam result, but not to success yet.
Many thanks for any feedback!
I'm looking at trying to etch plywood, so that the finish is like the attached picture, and not just a slim burn on the face.
We have an Amada FOM-4222 laser. Ideally looking for guidelines on conditions, what nozzle to use and what focus' as I've read breifly that increasing the focus should give a large beam result, but not to success yet.
Many thanks for any feedback!





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If I cut 18mm plywood, I set the thickness to 19, to ensure no connections if the wood is bent. As the tracking sensor has to be turned off.
As regards to what you said JJ, when etching should I increase the nozzle gap to like 25mm if cutting 18mm ply?
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Increasing the thickness makes the head stay way above the actual sheet, giving a wider and sometimes deeper etch.
Many thanks for your info!!
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