Laser Cutting Rubber Sheets

If you ve watched any james bond film you probably have rough notion of how laser cutting works.

Laser cutting rubber sheets.

Buna n laser rubber is a black synthetic material used to form stamp or printing dies that will be used with alcohol acid or oil based inks. Consideration should be given to edge quality when selecting laser cutting for gaskets. The overall dimension of the rubber part must also be relatively small and less than 24 inches on any one side. Considerations for laser cut gaskets.

If you would like to use silicon rubber draft your file so that your art board matches the standard sheet size of 900mm x 600mm. There wasn t too much odor from this sheet my cutter is closed with a vent though and the. I figured out that it works best with several passes of lower intensity rastering to prevent the rubber from burning and i ended up cutting my stamps out of the sheet with a knife. See the drawing guidelines for more on setting up a file for laser cutting engraving.

8 1 2 x 11 sheet size. Depending on the application material and tolerance needed this may or may not be acceptable. Rubber is an excellent material for laser cutting and engraving. Generally sheets thicker than 3 8 inch 375 cannot be die cut.

Natal silicone latex neoprene there s even a rubber designed for laser cutting laser rubber intricate art and text can be quickly and easily laser engraved to produce rubber stamps without chemicals. Bought this rubber sheet to laser cut stamps and it works really well. Drawing templates are not currently available for this material. Engraves with a strong odor.