Looking for supplier to laser cut 30mm acrylic

[David Hammond]

http://www.plasticformers.co.uk will be able to do that for you.

[Vince Francis]

Or The Sign Group in Leeds, they do a great service

[Robert Lambie]

UKSG Member John Thomson has a laser Warren. Saw some really nice Ipod stands and the like he has made.

[Steff Davison]

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.

[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

[Warren Beard]

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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[John Thomson]

Impossible to flame polish the insides of letters…. Laser is the only way

John

[Andy Thorne]

Haven’t used personally but these could be the kiddies….

http://www.acrylicfabrication.co.uk/acr … g-service/

[Adrian Neill]

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

[Steff Davison]

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?

[John Thomson]

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

[Martin Mclaughlin]

MDP in Bromborough..phone and ask for Dave in the fabrication dept..they have just invested loads in new machinery