Testing with MDF 

MDF is tough stuff and it’s also messy on your waste board. You also want to be careful to find MDF that’s made without Formaldehyde or you can have some nasty gasses when cutting it. I used to cut more of it with my larger Co2 laser but once I found decent plywood I stopped cutting it. Also……. Stop taunting me with the T-shirts in January!

Cool comparison!

Very informative! I was thinking of using for puzzles for the grand kids. Guess I will use for a backer instead.

Great video, I was looking to use MDF and with these video now I will!

Very helpful, thanks!

Thanks. That's useful information.

I recently bought the xtool d1 pro 20w and after lots of failed attempts I finally dialled down settings that work - have been cutting 3mm MDF on 5 mm/sec and 90% power on a honeycomb bed and air assist and majority of the time cuts clean through and isn’t sooty 😊

Awesome video

Only had the D1 pro 20w for a few months, but cut some 1/8'" MDF the other day on a honeycomb and used 375mm/m @ 70% focused 1.5mm down into the material. Cut 1/4" diam. circles out and got very sharp clean cuts. Black edges, but no soot would come off on your fingers. Haven't tried 1/4" MDF yet.

That’s good to know! Basically I’ve been dead-in-the-water since about 1/14 when my module arrived. Still waiting on Comgrow customer support to recover from the Lunar New Year.

Interesting. I’m looking forward to seeing how the new Ortur 20W module performs compared to the Comgrow & XTool

I get good cuts in 1/4 mdf on my 10w elegoo phecda with air assist that came with it. It needs 4 passes @ 450 mm/m 75% to get scorch free cuts.

Great review. I am thinking about using 3/4" MDF for a spoilboard and burning an alignment grid into it. The surface on the MDF is much cleaner than plywood.

I wounder if you did a ramp test with both machines, if one would come up with a finer dot size than the other.

Wish you would do more with the Monport i ordered one should be in this week used your link code kinda feeling remorse now!.

Really struggling with the settings for MDF on the S1 40 watt.

I'm looking forward to seeing what the new xtool 40 watt laser will do! Do you have any plans on getting one?

Are you just running a written down setting list or are you programming your Lightburn Library with the cutting and engraving settings for each laser and laser setups?

Clack, That MDF sure looks different than the MDF that I'm accustom to seeing. Can't tell exactly but looked like the fibers are more course than the stuff I purchase. I cut your jig system jigs from the 1/4" MDF that I have. My notes show that I cut the jig at 300 mm/min @ 100% 4 passes. Using my xTool D1 10w. Have done a bit of engraving and turns out fine but I'm not big into engraving photos etc. Last summer while at a Lowe's I asked an employee where the MDF was, they took me to some fiberboard, said no I want MDF, then we went to where the hardboard was, no I want MDF, I gave up and found it myself. Like I said the MDF I'm used to has very fine particles. Not an expert in MDF but seems to be different types available, suppose depends on the part of country are in. I'm out west.

Opinion on Comgrow VS Roly Lasermatic?

Thanks so much for the great content!! I work with personalized products (sublimation). I usually outsource the laser. Import fees here in Brazil are very high. But I found a Neje 3 Plus with the laser a40640 already direct from a warehouse in Brazil, which is without fees, so at a very good price. How I'm going to do more recordings and almost no cutting. Use the roller for bottles, glasses, mugs, squeeze... I'm going to buy it in addition to the roller, air assist and compressor. Do you believe this machine is suitable for this purpose? Can I have quality in the definition of the logo with this machine? Or should I save twice as much money and buy a better one? what would you suggest? Excuse my English from google translator =) And thanks in advance for your attention and once again for the excellent videos.

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