In Focus: Laser cork

Additional ideas: Applications galore!

Application idea: Laser cut corkboard

A strandard application idea, laser cutting a corkboard is the perfect functional product to create using our laserable material. Using the 3mm thick material varietyand a 3mm MDF wood for backing, you can eaily create a personalised series of boards for sale. Follow our tutorial to not only get design files but also example laser parameters. Try our tutorial now

Make the most of your material: Tips and tricks

Due to its structure, LaserCork is ideally suited to procesing with a CO2 laser cutting machine an with low laser power. As standard with all new materials, we recommend that you test your settings on a small section of the material prior to creating larger scale applications. Our top tips for laser cutting LaserCork include:

Use a speed between 1 % and 2 % and a frequency of 1000 Hz. Adjust the laser power in increments often to achieve a smoke-free result
Make sure that Air Assist is activated in the JobControl® laser software material database
Use the nozzle with the large hole diameter for the best results when processing this LaserCork
Carefully cover the uncovered working surface of the table with a suitable material such as paper to optimise the vacuum