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The I&RC MakerSpace

Laser Cutter / Etcher

 

Laser-cutter/Etcher

 

BossLaser LS-1630

Is a self-contained 65W to 100W CO2 tube Laser Cutter / Etcher that has a 15.75" X 29.50" Work Area and cuts up to 3/4".

Boss LS 1630 information

 

Pricing Information

Price Schedule for Laser Cutting

Materials Costs

Your materials: $5.00 set up fee + $1.50 per test ($15.00 limit) + $0.77/minute

Materials Purchased from MakerSpace: $5.00 set up fee + $.077/minute + materials cost

If you have materials of your own you would like cut please be advised to bring scrap material to determine the best laser settings for your material. We may refuse your material if it would be unsafe for our machine to cut.

We have three types of materials available for purchase, in 1/8" and 1/4" thicknesses. Our sheets are 16"x30" (the size of our laser cutting bed), but we will only charge you for the smallest portion of a sheet needed for your cut (down to an eighth of the sheet minimum).

Materials Pricing by type and sheet size

 

Full Sheet (16"x30")

Half Sheet (16"x15")

Quarter Sheet (8"x15")

Eighth Sheet (8"x7.5")

Baltic Birch 1/8"

$16.43

$9.86

$5.48

$3.29

Baltic Birch 1/4"

$19.43

$11.66

$6.48

$3.89

MDF 1/8"

$8.25

$4.95

$2.75

$1.65

MDF 1/4"

$8.93

$5.36

$2.98

$1.79

Clear Acrylic 1/8"

$31.43

$18.86

$10.48

$6.29

Clear Acrylic 1/4"

$50.93

$30.56

$16.98

$10.19