Laser Services Rate Sheet

This table lists All-Niter’s current rates (with student discounts where applicable) for standard laser cutting, scoring, engraving, and CerMark metal marking services and add-ons. As there may be additional setup charges and other factors that can affect the cost of your job, we always recommend you fill out a custom quote form for an accurate estimate and a free 15-minute consultation on your project. Rates are subject to change without notice.

For complex projects involving multiple parts or steps, we recommend using our custom quote form, which comes with a free 15-minute consultation about your project.

To get an accurate quote, you will need:

1. Contact information: your contact information and billing address.
2. Services: indicate all the services you need to complete your project.
3. Materials & Colors: indicate the materials and colors that you need to be sourced or that you will provide for your project. Sourced materials will be quoted separately from fabrication services.
4. Description, Dimensions & Quantities: The measurement of the rectangular footprint of the active laser areas in inches. The number of finished items you need to be produced.
5. Timeline & Design Files: when do you need your project completed? Upload the diagrams and or artwork you need to produce your project or provide a download link.

Laser techniques

• Laser Cutting: uses the laser beam to cut completely through a material. Artwork Preparation: Requires data as a mathematically defined path, so designs must be provided or converted to a vector format such as various CAD applications, SVG, EPS, Adobe Illustrator .AI,  PDF, etc. Indicate cutting with red lines (0.25 pt thick).
• Laser Scoring: like cutting but uses the laser beam on lower power to score the material often in preparation for bending. Art Preparation: Requires data in the form of a mathematically defined path, so designs must be provided or converted to a vector format such as various CAD applications, SVG, EPS, Adobe Illustrator AI,  PDF, etc. Indicate scoring with black lines (0.25 pt thick).
• Laser Engraving: uses the laser beam to vaporize the surface of a material, thereby permanently engraving it with a design or image. White areas of the image are not engraved at all; black areas are hit with the maximum force of the laser at the current power setting; gray values fall in between; the total effect mimics the look of traditional engraving. Artwork Preparation: This technique requires data in the form of a grayscale image, so designs have to be provided or converted to a raster format such as a jpg, png, tiff, PSD.
• Laser Marking: this is a variation of laser engraving that uses aerosol coatings by CerMark to mark metals, glass, ceramics, and stone permanently with a black finish. Artwork Preparation: is the same as laser engraving.

Combining different techniques in one project

For projects requiring multiple techniques, proper file preparation and clear communication are essential.

• Cutting & Scoring: Use red lines for cutting black lines for scoring (0.25 pt thick).
• Registration Marks: Use to ensure alignments between different layers for cutting/scoring and engraving. We can provide sample files or templates for common CAD or design programs as guides.

Materials and Laser Processes Guide

Use this table as a guide to match possible materials with each laser technique.

We carry a range of specialty materials, including:

• Over 25 acrylic colors in stock
• 8″ wide basswood sticks & dowels
• Mat, museum & chip boards
• Foam board
• Model quality plywood
• Model task boards
• Birch plywood
• Gel & quick dry tacky glue
• Red edition Moleskine
• 30+ drafting supplies

Students with valid ID get 10% off