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3mm Clear Acrylic

This page lists 18 community-tested settings for 3mm Clear Acrylic. Acrylic cuts and engraves cleanly on both CO2 and diode lasers. Cast acrylic gives a frosted edge on cuts; extruded acrylic melts and polishes.


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Sculpfun S30 Pro MaxMonport 80W CO2Flux BeamoGlowforge PlusSculpfun SF-A9K40 CO2Thunder Laser Nova 35Epilog Zing 24Monport 40W CO2OMTech 60W CO2xTool P2Glowforge BasicOMTech 40W CO2Sculpfun S30 ProxTool S1

18 settings

Sculpfun S30 Pro Max33Wdiode
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Speed300 mm/minPower100%Passes2
💨 Air Assist

2 passes at 33W. Air assist prevents re-fuse on cut line. Remove protective film before cutting.

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Monport 80W CO280Wco2
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Speed25 mm/sPower45%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Excellent polished edge on acrylic. Single pass at 80W. Remove film, vent well.

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Flux Beamo30Wco2
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Speed8 mm/sPower60%Passes1

Clean acrylic cut at 30W. Without air assist edges may have slight melt — polish if needed. Remove protective film.

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Glowforge Plus45Wco2
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Speed500 glowforge_unitsPower100%Passes1

Proofgrade Medium Clear Acrylic — full power single pass. Flame-polished edge. Remove protective film before cutting.

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Sculpfun SF-A940Wdiode
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Speed300 mm/minPower100%Passes2
💨 Air Assist

Clear acrylic in 2 passes at 40W. Air assist prevents re-fuse on cut edge. Remove protective film before cutting.

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K40 CO240Wco2
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Speed6 mm/sPower90%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Clear acrylic cuts beautifully with CO2 — polished flame edge. Typical K40 setting: 5–7mm/s at 90% for 3mm clear in one pass. Remove masking immediately after cutting. Colored acrylic varies slightly — black needs a touch less, yellow/orange a touch more. Ventilate well.

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Thunder Laser Nova 3560Wco2
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Speed20 mm/sPower48%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Excellent polished edge. Professional quality cut.

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Epilog Zing 2440Wco2
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Speed25 percentPower80%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Flame-polished professional cut. Remove film before cutting.

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Monport 40W CO240Wco2
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Speed12 mm/sPower55%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Clean cut. Remove film. Vent well.

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OMTech 60W CO260Wco2
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Speed18 mm/sPower50%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Flame-polished edge. Perfect single pass cut.

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xTool P255Wco2
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Speed300 mm/sPower18%Passes1DPI300

Frosted engrave. 18% at 55W is equivalent to about 40% on a 20W machine. Test first.

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xTool P255Wco2
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Speed60 mm/sPower45%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Flame-polished edges. Remove protective film. Good ventilation essential.

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Glowforge Basic45Wco2
engrave
Speed1000 glowforge_unitsPower40%Passes1DPI270

Frosted engrave on acrylic. Reduce power for lighter frosting.

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Glowforge Basic45Wco2
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Speed500 glowforge_unitsPower100%Passes1

Proofgrade Medium Clear Acrylic. Full power, single pass at maximum speed.

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OMTech 40W CO240Wco2
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Speed200 mm/sPower20%Passes1DPI300

Frosted engrave on clear acrylic. 20% power gives clean frosting without melting.

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OMTech 40W CO240Wco2
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Speed12 mm/sPower55%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Crystal-clear flame-polished edges. Remove film. Vent well — acrylic fumes.

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Sculpfun S30 Pro33Wdiode
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Speed300 mm/minPower100%Passes2
💨 Air Assist

Clean flame-polished edges. Air assist critical to prevent re-fusing.

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xTool S140Wdiode
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Speed500 mm/minPower100%Passes1
💨 Air Assist

Clean flame-polished edge on clear acrylic. Remove film before cutting.

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What Makers Say

★★★★★5.0· 6 reviews
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★★★★★

"Used it with a Glowforge — engraved beautifully with no changes. I will be purchasing more digital downloads from this shop."

Anna

★★★★★

"I was struggling with lining up my NFC business cards. I was able to not only line them up much better but also do multiple cards at once — making that job so much easier."

Camp

★★★★★

"Excellent quality and design. Cut clean and neat!"

LYNN

★★★★★

"Great jigs. Appreciate the time saved not having to build this from scratch!"

Bruce

★★★★★

"Excellent quality. Item as described. Expectations exceeded."

Michael

★★★★★

"This template made my slate coasters so much easier. 4×4 coasters from Michaels drop in easily and are easy to remove. Def worth it."

chris

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