LaserPecker LX2 Proven Settings

I need a fellow LaserPecker LX2 owner who has already dialled-in, real-world settings and is willing to share them. I work with both the 20 W diode head and the 2 W IR head, and I switch between engraving and cutting every week, so your data must cover the full range of what this machine can do.

Materials in scope
• Plywood, hardwood, MDF, bamboo
• Acrylic, leather, slate, cork
• Cardboard, paper, glass
• Stainless steel (with the IR head) and anodised aluminium

What I expect for each material
• Power %
• Speed (mm/s)
• Resolution / DPI
• Number of passes
• Engraving parameters
• Cutting parameters where cutting is practical

On top of the raw figures, please include any practical tips you’ve discovered—optimal focus tricks, masking advice, airflow tweaks, or anything else that improves consistency or minimizes charring/ghosting.

I’m specifically looking for settings you have personally tested, not the generic tables from the LaserPecker site or Facebook groups. If you can attach photos or short clips of completed pieces that show the clarity of engravings and the cleanliness of cuts, that will help me verify the results before committing.

When you reply, let me know:
• How long you’ve run the LX2
• Which head (20 W diode, 2 W IR, or both) you typically use for the listed materials
• A brief example of a project where your settings produced reliable, repeatable results

Once I select a freelancer, I’d like the settings delivered in a simple spreadsheet or Google Sheet, grouped by material and head type, so I can import them straight into my job notes for quick reference.