Is it possible to laser cut back painted acrylic?

[brooklyn_matt]

Hello,

Have been working on a delicate project involving cutting 1/4 acrylic sheet
with vinyl and VHB tape on the back...
The laser seems to be burning the vinyl a little, possibly because of the slender width of the lettering, but I have to run the at the speed and power I have been in order to cut all the way through the material.

Just wondering if any knew if it was possible to paint one side of the acrylic and then laser cut it - to achieve a similar effect as the vinyl.

Maybe a water based latex paint? one coat, a light sanding and then a second coat was an idea I had.

Please let me know and thanks for reading,

-M

[smartman]

Originally Posted by brooklyn_matt Hello, Have been working on a delicate project involving cutting 1/4 acrylic sheet with vinyl and VHB tape on the back... The laser seems to be burning the vinyl a little, possibly because of the slender width of the lettering, but I have to run the at the speed and power I have been in order to cut all the way through the material. Just wondering if any knew if it was possible to paint one side of the acrylic and then laser cut it - to achieve a similar effect as the vinyl. Maybe a water based latex paint? one coat, a light sanding and then a second coat was an idea I had. Please let me know and thanks for reading, -M

Hello brooklyn_matt, I don't know what kinds of cutting effect do you want on the acrylic sheet. But we usually cut on the acrylic directly without paining. The following picture is a acrylic cutting that we have finished by using our laser cutting machine.


If your cutting is similar to ours, you can cutting on the acrylic directly.
Hope the above information will be helpful to you.

[zax15uk]

Matt,

Use acrylic paint, it's cheap and available at any craft store. It of course adheres really well and the laser cuts it clean. Latex may work too, I just haven't tried it (not sure about the fumes).

Cutting most 'vinyl' is a bad idea as it's PVC, but you can get some Polyester 'vinyls' that do cut nicely.

Zax.

[Litografa]

smartman - why you always put watermarks on images?

[zax15uk]

Originally Posted by Litografa smartman - why you always put watermarks on images?

It is called advertising

[Litografa]

With this watermark I can't put their images on my site and write that it was done on GCC laser

[smartman]

Originally Posted by zax15uk It is called advertising

wow, to protect our sample picture not to used by the others arbitrary

[smartman]

Originally Posted by Litografa With this watermark I can't put their images on my site and write that it was done on GCC laser

Hi Litografa, I can send you another one without watermark if it is convenient for you to tell me your mail ID.

[Litografa]

Hello, even it was just joke please send me to info@litografa.lt

Picture with roses looks brilliant, not Chinese-style, really with good design taste
Congratulations!

[smartman]

Originally Posted by Litografa Hello, even it was just joke please send me to info@litografa.lt Picture with roses looks brilliant, not Chinese-style, really with good design taste Congratulations!

Check your mail please, I have finished the sending.

[zax15uk]

Originally Posted by smartman Check your mail please, I have finished the sending.

Litografa - you are now committed to buying at least 3 of his systems

Congratulations!

Zax.

[Litografa]

May be I can pay with unlimited beer when smartman will be in Lithuania