Beam BoundaryOptical evidence lab
Filter source-labelled starting parameters by machine, material and operation. Keep units, unknowns and transfer limits attached.
Choose the exact machine, material and operation that match your setup. Every result keeps its source and transfer boundary visible.
xTool D1 · 10 W blue diode · 3 mm
Source reference row supplies a one-pass cutting parameter; success criteria and kerf are not reported.
Transfer limit: Only a traceable starting test for xTool D1 10 W and the source-claimed 3 mm basswood board. Not transferable to plywood, D1 Pro, other wattages, or other software percentages.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 10 W blue diode · 3 mm
Source reference row supplies a one-pass cutting parameter; edge quality is not reported.
Transfer limit: Only for the exact source-named xTool product on xTool D1 10 W. A generic 3 mm plywood label is insufficient identity.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 10 W blue diode · 3 mm
Source reference row supplies a two-pass cutting parameter; cut quality and release test are not reported.
Transfer limit: Only black 3 mm source-claimed acrylic in xTool D1 10 W context. Never transfer to clear, mirrored, blue, white, unknown, or PVC-containing plastic.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 10 W blue diode · 2 mm
Source reference row supplies a two-pass cutting parameter; charring and emissions were not measured.
Transfer limit: Not transferable to another MDF thickness, unknown fiberboard, D1 Pro, or any product without verified laser-compatible binder/SDS.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 Pro · 20 W blue diode · 3 mm
Official xTool material library reports a one-pass cut reference for 3 mm basswood plywood on D1 Pro 20W.
Transfer limit: Only a starting test for xTool D1 Pro 20W with source-matched 3 mm basswood plywood. Do not transfer to D1, another module, generic plywood, or another controller scale.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 Pro · 20 W blue diode · 3 mm
Official xTool material library reports a one-pass raster engraving reference for a 3 mm dark-red opaque glossy acrylic sheet on D1 Pro 20W.
Transfer limit: Only for source-matched dark-red opaque glossy 3 mm acrylic on D1 Pro 20W in raster mode. Not transferable to cut/vector modes, other colors, clear/mirrored acrylic, or CO2.
How evidence is qualifiedEpilog Fusion Pro 48 · 120 W CO2 · 6.35 mm (1/4 in nominal)
Epilog’s official project reports engraving the 1/4-inch acrylic on a Fusion Pro 48 120W at 100% speed, 50% power and 500 DPI.
Transfer limit: Project observation only for Epilog Fusion Pro 48 120W and the source’s 1/4-inch acrylic. Epilog percentages are controller-relative and cannot transfer to another model or machine.
How evidence is qualifiedEpilog Fusion Pro 48 · 120 W CO2 · 6.35 mm (1/4 in nominal)
Epilog’s official project reports cutting the 1/4-inch acrylic on a Fusion Pro 48 120W at 10% speed, 100% power and 100% frequency.
Transfer limit: Project observation only for Epilog Fusion Pro 48 120W and the source’s 1/4-inch acrylic. Do not transfer to another Epilog model, wattage, thickness or polymer product.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 10 W blue diode · 2 mm
The official D1 10W reference row reports a one-pass cut and records a yellow edge as the observed result condition.
Transfer limit: Only for the exact source-claimed 2 mm white/gray-back cardboard on xTool D1 10W. Not transferable to 300 g stock, corrugated board, coated cartons or other thicknesses.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 10 W blue diode · 8 mm
The official D1 10W row reports a three-pass cut and explicitly notes that a smaller focal length is needed.
Transfer limit: Only for the exact source-claimed 8 mm basswood board on xTool D1 10W with the source-required focus adjustment. Not transferable to plywood or another module.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 5 W blue diode · 8 mm
The official D1 5W workbook records that the 8 mm basswood laminate was not cut through after ten passes at the listed setting.
Transfer limit: A failed observation only for the source-claimed 8 mm basswood laminate on xTool D1 5W at the exact listed row. Not a cue to add passes, and not transferable to solid basswood or plywood.
How evidence is qualifiedxTool D1 · 5 W blue diode · 3 mm
The official D1 5W workbook records a two-pass cut and reports yellowed edges on the exact 3 mm basswood-plywood row.
Transfer limit: Only for the exact source-named 3 mm xTool-launched basswood plywood on xTool D1 5W. Not transferable to D1 10W, D1 Pro, solid board, generic plywood or another thickness.
How evidence is qualifiedThat machine, material and operation combination is not represented in the qualified library. Keep the gap visible and use the bounded workflow instead of borrowing a nearby setting.
How to use a starting setting
A starting setting is only valid inside the exact machine, power definition, material identity and operation named on the record. When the source omits a field, the record says unknown.
Use it when: you know your machine and material product and need a defensible first test value.
Match every context field before using the number.
Change one variable at a time on a small offcut.
Record the outcome and the mandatory stop condition.
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