Laser and Router Material Test Record
Test a new material once, properly, and keep the answer where the next job can find it — instead of guessing on the job and scrapping the sheet.
SD-18 1 page
Studio crafts and making · SD-19
Laser Cutter Job and Settings Log
A free printable laser cutter settings log — cleaning and checks, then every job with the material, operation, power, speed, passes, run time and result.
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2 pages. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Keep the machine's own day book, so a bad cut can be traced to a dirty lens or a changed setting, and a good one can be run again.
Who it is for
Anyone responsible for a laser cutter — makers, makerspace technicians, school and college workshops, and small businesses cutting to order.
How to use it
- Identify the machine and lens, the period the sheet covers and the hours at the start.
- Log the cleaning and checks — lens, mirrors, bed, extraction, coolant, belts — at whatever interval your manual sets.
- Enter every job with its material, operation and the settings used.
- Record the run time and the result, including scorching, incomplete cuts and anything that needed re-running.
- Start a fresh sheet each period so the maintenance record stays with the jobs it covers.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: The machine's own day book — the lens, bed and extraction checks for the period, then every job run through it with the material, the settings used and the result.
Record, not prescribe. Settings are recorded here, not prescribed: power, speed and passes come from your material test cards and your machine's manual. Log the failures too.
Write-on lines: Machine (make / model / power) · Lens fitted · Period covered · Hours at start
Cleaning and checks this period — at whatever interval your manual sets
Table, 3 rows: Date · Lens · Mirrors · Bed / tray · Extraction / filter · Coolant / chiller · Belts / rails · By
Jobs — every run, including the ones that scorched or did not cut through
Table, 30 rows: Date · Job / file · Material & thickness · Op. · Power · Speed · Passes · Time · Result / notes
Questions
Why doesn't the sheet say how often to clean the lens?
Because that depends on the machine, the extraction and what you cut — acrylic and MDF foul a lens at very different rates. Your manual sets the interval; the table records that it was done and by whom.
How does this relate to the material test card?
The test card establishes settings for a material once. This log records each job that used them and what happened, so a drift in results can be seen against the cleaning record.
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