Materials Testing
Muse Titan is capable of cutting a wide range of materials. Common materials include wood, cardboard, paper,
fabric, acrylic, leather, and many more. Muse Titan can also engrave on tile, stone, glass, and other hard
surfaces. Muse Titan is not designed to cut metal of any type. If you have any questions whether a material is
suitable for a CO2 laser, contact the material manufacturer before use.
Using suitable materials will still have wide variance in power, current and speed settings depending on the
properties of that material, such as density and thickness. For example, wood can be soft (pine) or hard (oak),
depending on the source. Settings will also be determined by vector or raster choices, depth of the cut and
overall desired outcomes. This makes it difficult to provide operators with exact settings for each type of
material. Instead of giving inaccurate data, operators should become accustomed to material testing.
Full Spectrum Laser provides a free materials test template with suggested starting points in power and speed
settings. From there, you can experiment with your own materials testing. Once the perfect settings are
determined, we recommend recording those results in a Materials Log. To access the material test templates,
complete material testing instructions and a free materials log, go to
http://laser101.fslaser.com/materialtest
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