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Laser settings, by class

A starting power/speed/passes chart for any common material on any desktop-laser class — the reference competitors don’t publish. Starting points, not gospel: every result brackets into a test-grid range you run on scrap.

Machine classMaterialOperation

Thickness (mm)

Starting chip row

P100%S250 mm/s≈15000 mm/min×3 passesairon

Focus on the material surface (ramp-test if you have never dialed this machine).

This class covers machines like xTool D1 Pro 20W, Atomstack A20 Pro V2, Creality Falcon 2 22W — ~20W optical, 455nm. Named for reference only; settings are by class, not brand.

Starting points only Starting points only — every tube/diode, lens, and material batch differs. Always run a test grid on scrap. Ventilate; never leave a laser unattended.

How to dial it in

Start from the chip row above — it’s the middle of the known-good window for the class.
Hit copy as test-grid range and run a 5×5 on the exact scrap you’ll sell.
Circle the sweet-spot cell; that’s your number for this lens, this batch, today.
Log it. Focus drift and a dirty lens are why yesterday’s settings stop working.

The refusal list

PVC/vinyl/chlorinated → chlorine gas (→ hydrochloric acid): health + optics hazard. Polycarbonate/ABS → fire + toxic fumes.

Select any of them above and the tool shows a hazard card instead of a number — there is no safe setting for chlorinated material.

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Every combo, its own page

Browse the library

144 class × material × operation charts, each a standalone reference for the “[material] laser settings” search.

Diode 5–10W · 455nm

Diode 20W · 455nm

Diode 33–40W · 455nm

CO2 40–55W · 10600nm

CO2 60–100W · 10600nm

Fiber / MOPA 20–60W · 1064nm

IR 2W module · 1064nm

Which machines are in each class?

Class reference

Class	Source	Wavelength	Example machines (reference only)
Diode 5–10W	diode	455nm	xTool D1 Pro 10W, Ortur Laser Master 3, Sculpfun S9
Diode 20W	diode	455nm	xTool D1 Pro 20W, Atomstack A20 Pro V2, Creality Falcon 2 22W
Diode 33–40W	diode	455nm	xTool S1 40W, Creality Falcon 2 Pro 40W, Sculpfun S30 Pro Max (33W)
CO2 40–55W	co2	10600nm	xTool P2S 55W, OMTech Polar 2, Gweike Cloud Pro, Glowforge Pro (45W)
CO2 60–100W	co2	10600nm	Monport 80W, OMTech 60–100W desktop class
Fiber / MOPA 20–60W	fiber	1064nm	ComMarker B4 30W MOPA, xTool F1 Ultra (20W fiber), xTool F2 Ultra (60W MOPA)
IR 2W module	ir	1064nm	xTool F1 (IR side), Atomstack / Creality IR add-on modules

Brands named to map a machine to its class only — no endorsement, no partnership. We standardize published specs and owner reports; we don’t operate a lab.

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