What does speed actually mean?

[weeb]

In setting up cutting power on the X7 can someone tell me what speed 100 actually is. I have seen post from Marco stating cutting acrylic ahould be somewhere between 1 to 5 mm/s. What does 100.00 mean, what measurement does it refer to?

[Tech_Marco]

Speed: 100 = 100mm/s or roughly 4" per second

BTW, no body can cut through acrylic at 100mm/s unless he can get 300W or 500W laser
For a 60W tube as example, one can cut through 6mm at about 10~12mm/s which is quite normal


Marco

[weeb]

Thank you Marco.

Thats exactly what I needed to know, no wonder it was taking so may passes to cut. Feel kind of stupid now.

Many thanks.