A lot of materials can be used with the 40W laser module for cutting or engraving but there are almost no presets compared to the 10W laser module.
Am I missing something or do we have to create them one by one ?
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No ideas from anyone after four months? Got my 40W module today and was a bit disappointed about the change in Luban profiles compared to the 10W module.
Iām about to return my 40W laser. This lack of support is pretty appalling. I canāt believe that they canāt publish known settings for all their supported materials.
This is absolutely unacceptable. 100%.
This is a $700 unit. And I donāt know what settings to use. Itās a worthless pile of junk to me, and Iām not even connecting it.
In fact, I think I will just box this up and return it. I canāt make anything without solid instruction.
Post a list of known settings for the 40W laser immediately, or I will return this for a full refund. This device is unusable, and your lack of support is unacceptable. You have the resources to test and perfect the settings, yet you have done nothing.
I am extremely disappointed. Without prompt action, I will advise everyone I know to avoid this product due to the lack of support.
I am incredibly upset.
Have you seen this: https://wiki.snapmaker.com/en/Snapmaker_2/manual/recommended_parameters_for_20w_and_40w_laser_modules?
That said: here in the forum you will mainly reach the community (which does not really care if you return your machine or not 
) - if you want to make the Snapmaker company aware of your situation and express the action you plan, Iād recommend to reach out to the support via mail (support@snapmaker.com) or Ticket Form.
I saw thatā¦ and it does give like 3 setting recommendations. But the laser is supposed to be able to do so much more. What settings to cutting 8MM pine? 0.1MM stainless? Leather?
If it is supposed to support so many materials, why havenāt they posted ANY way to actually perform the necessary cuts/engravings? Did they not test them? How can they claim to support if they havenāt done them?
Just frustrating.
They show you Plywood, Acrylic and Walnut. But what are the settings for brick, slate, aluminum, dark glass? Itās absurd theyād sell it and not let any of us know how to use it properly without just letting us figure it out on our own via trial and error.
I can understand your frustration, and would agree that they should provide better lists. And they did in the past for the older laser modules: https://support.snapmaker.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019025954-The-Definitive-Guide-to-Laser-Engraving-and-Cutting-with-the-200mW-and-1600mW-Laser-Module
Thereās however one caveat: Playwood, MDF and leather - and Iād say all other materials also - can be very different and parameters that work for one brand of plywood are not good for another brand. So I personally would not really care about such lists but tune in my specific material myself - either by running test patters, or indeed trial and error.
But thatās me - if youāre not happy with that, Iām afraid you really need to send back the device - honestly, based on my previous experience with Snapmaker, it can or can not happen that they will extend the parameter list - you simply cannot depend on this happening any time soon.
Oh, and of course: The 40W module Snapmaker uses is not so different from 40W laser modules other brands offer - if you can find appropriate lists from Snapmakerās competitors, Iād assume that the parameters there will be very similar to the Snapmker, with the only exception that the Snapmaker 2.0 may not be able to reach all speeds that dedicated laser cutters can achieve. But SM2 can do more than āofficiallyā supported - I only yesterday used 10.000 mm/min successful with the old 8mm leads, and I suppose I could still go faster - a bit depending on the job youāre running.
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Good luck finding any maker that posts tried and true infallible defaults for any type of material you can you can think of.
Looks like Iāll have to record my trials / errors and come up with settings and post them for other people. I do like making burn grids to find the right power settings, so heyā¦ this is just another project.
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