ON MY BASIC
100% cotton - to cut, use around 500 speed & 50 power. (its going to depend on the weight & thickness of the fabric).
If its thicker/heavier I drop the speed to 400 or 300 & leave the power around 50.
All of my fabric cut setting are between 300-500 & around 40-60.
My fabric scoring is 200-300 & 10-20 (I score sew lines for my 8 year old daughter to follow).
If youre cutting WITH a seam allowance then you have more room to play with as no one will see it if its a smidge charred on the edges. Otherwise I sometimes will use a much lower setting &run 2 or even 3 passes to avoid any char.
Here the negative of a cut from yesterday. 100% cotton, lightweight, woven. On the top (the pyramid) I used 300 & 55. It left a bit of char but since its on a seam allowance I didnt care, Id rather have all the frayed edges burnt off, it makes it easier for my daughter to handle. On the right side I used 300 & 40. Less char but begin to fray as she was handling the actual cut piece.
Cotton blends are around the same setting, again depending on the blend & thickness and not all blends are equal (even if the are the same percentage).
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In my personal experience, settings will fluctuate if the fabric is woven or knitted.
I find woven material needs a bump up compared to knit of the same weight.
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