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Looking for supplier to laser cut 30mm acrylic
Hi All
I’m looking for a high quality laser cutting service to cut some 30mm thick clear acrylic, it will be shaped, basically a company name but will free stand on a desk so laser cut to have polished edges.
Does somebody know a company who can do this?
Thanks
Warren
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12 Replies
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http://www.plasticformers.co.uk will be able to do that for you.
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Or The Sign Group in Leeds, they do a great service
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UKSG Member John Thomson has a laser Warren. Saw some really nice Ipod stands and the like he has made.
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Its a bit thick for a laser really. I think it could be done but would need a few passes to get through it. I have a 120 watt machine and have been advised that 12 mm is about as thick as I should go at a realistic production speed.
I think you may be better off getting it mechanically cut and flame polished.
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10mm is a realistic max for my laser………you would need big power to do 30mm in a single pass at a reasonable speed.
John
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The problem I think is they want all the text joined to make a solid one piece display piece similar to the attached. It needs to sit on a counter top. I’ve seen it before and looks good but not sure how it would be polished if not laser cut?
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Impossible to flame polish the insides of letters…. Laser is the only way
John
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Haven’t used personally but these could be the kiddies….
http://www.acrylicfabrication.co.uk/acr … g-service/
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The company we use called Hamar Acrylic. I’ve checked with them and they can do 25mm thick.
Not sure if that’s going to be good enough?sales @hamaracrylic.com
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quote John Thomson:10mm is a realistic max for my laser………you would need big power to do 30mm in a single pass at a reasonable speed.
John
What power would you need to cut that thickness in one pass?
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Only 50w so you have to run really slow to get 10mm in one pass……the benefit is that cutting slow gives a better polished edge.
John
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MDP in Bromborough..phone and ask for Dave in the fabrication dept..they have just invested loads in new machinery
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