Hi All!
I got a lot of help here getting my laser machine up and running and so far so good. Just wanted some advice on how to achieve a smoother cut, I seem to get a lot of striations on the cut edge which is not very attractive.
I am cutting 3 mm acrylic at 85% - 90% power and 5 mm/s speed on a 40W Chinese laser. Is this to be expected? As I was hoping for a much smoother finish on the edges. Here are some examples of what I mean:
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Thoughts?