Laser Cutting (Print)
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Burning a raster type image in at good quality is the slowest use of a laser cutter - as it 'scans', dotmatrixprinter- stylee at 300+dpi.
The amount of burn depends on the amount of power set and the speed at which the laser 'scans'.
I've posted a couple of pics up on another site you might be aware of, of a silly wee thing I burned for my brother recently.
It uses good quality card stock, one black side, one white. Fritzing around with the power setting, I was able to eke out 3 distinct, metallic greys before getting down to various shades of brown. None of these went all the way through.
If I used different stock, I'd get different results.
Erm.. that last sentence is beyond stating the obvious.
Basically - "raster printing" is expensive for anything but the shortest or most exclusive of runs. As an example, a 20cm x 15cm burn might take up to around 10 minutes = epic laser time for a mere detail.
Drop me a mail with a more specific query, or hit me up on The Other Site, if you like.