View source for Cutting Speeds (Mecpow X3 Pro)

{{WIP|This is very much likely to change - I'm still learning every day!}}
{{Info|For [[IndyMill]]'s cutting speeds, see [[Cutting speeds (Indymill)]]}}

This are my settings for my [[Mecpow X3 Pro]].

= Engraving =
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Engraving settings for wood
|-
! Material !! Distance (mm) !! Passes !! Power (%) !! Speed (mm/min) !! Comment
|-
| popplar/pine/birch plywood || 3 || 1 || 100 || 2000 || Works great, more speed then... (manual states 100% w/ 5000mm/min)! ;-)
|-
| popplar/pine/birch/birch plywood || 3 || 1 || 100 || 3000 || Looks good, very fine burn.
|-
| beech plywood || 3 || 1 || 100 || 2500 || Best result in my opinion.
|-
| 3mm [[PMMA]], extruded, clear || ~0 || 1 || 30 || 3500 || Needs some backing, like a sheet of (not painted) [[MDF]]
|-
| 3mm [[PMMA]], cast, clear || ~0 || 1 || 30 || 3500 || TBD
|-
| 2mm silicone rubber, red || 3 || 1 || 100 || 500 || TBD
|-
|}
* [[PMMA]] engraving with LED laser
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VwU4a54zuI
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOn8UGkSw2U
** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8lijXNkWCE
** https://www.xtool.com/blogs/xtool-academy/laser-cutting-acrylic
** Bottom-Line
*** LED lasers are bad for the job, but backing it with something dark works...
*** Better use cast than extruded [[PMMA]]
*** Adjust focus point to be on the back
*** Clean with window cleaner afterwards

= Cutting =
{{Info|The distance for engraving is 3mm. If you're cutting, move the focal point into the middle of the material. 
:For example:
:4mm thick material &rarr; reduce distance to 1mm.
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Cutting settings for wood
|-
! Material !! Distance (mm) !! Passes !! Power (%) !! Speed (mm/min) !! Comment
|-
| 4mm poplar plywood || 1 || 1 || 100 || 200 || Depends on density and distance.
|-
| 4mm pine plywood || 1 || 1 || 100 || 180 || Depends on density and distance.
|-
| 4mm beech plywood || 1 || 1 || 100 || 120 || Depends on density and distance.
|-
| 6mm poplar plywood || <font color="red">3</font> || <font color="red">1</font>  || 100 || 150 || Too fast, if focus is a little off (thru warped material), it won't get through. Also, one pass might be a bad idea (takes longer and burns more wood because of loosing focus in lower depths)! Try two passes with two distances (move closer on second cut, or switch to [[IndyMill]]).
|-
| black vinyl (cricut) || 3 || 1 || 100 || 1300 || Stinks poisenous! keep well ventilated!
|-
|}

= Screen Printing =
* See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUOultMOM7I
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Settings for screen printing
|-
! Material !! Distance (mm) !! Passes !! Power (%) !! Speed (mm/min) !! Comment
|-
| (Amazon-Angaben) 304 Edelstahl, 200 Mesh, Größe:30cmX120cm, Löcher : 0.075mm, Maschendrahtdurchmesser:60μm, 34% offene Fläche<br/>Dünner Ponal wasserfest - Film. || 5-8 || 1 || 100 || 3500 || Lower than 3000mm/min burns all mesh, 3000 burns about 5-10% of it. Distance of > 5mm is OK, so you can burn it without flipping or fixing the sagging mesh.
|-
|}

=== Hints ===
* Marabu-Textilfarbe ist etwas dick für das Mesh, insbesondere bei geditherten Bereichen -> in dem Fall verdünnen!
* Dithern ist vermutlich Unsinn, inbesondere bei hochauflösenden Bildern
** A little math
*** [https://abrasivemediasupplies.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Mesh-Sizes-and-Microns.pdf This specs] says 200mesh is about 70µm, or 200 "holes" per inch.
*** This means, high resolution images (including dithering) can never ever utilize higher resolution than 200ppi. I'd even say<ref>Shannon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon%E2%80%93Hartley_theorem</ref> you can't exceed 100ppi.
** [[TL;DR]], when prepating an image for burning…
*** …use 100ppi or less.
*** …use <code>[[Gimp]]&rarr;Colors&rarr;Threshold…</code> to convert to black&white (alternatively, use even lower resolution and then dither)
* Bring die Farbe vorher schon gleichmässig auf, so dass sie das Netz durchdringt
* Streiche nur zweimal so drüber, dass Du das gesamte Bild auf das Ziel durchdrückst
* Hoodie: Auf dem Rücken unterhalb der Ärmel bedrucken, sonst verdeckt die Kapuze den Druck

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* References
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