Difference between revisions of "LASER Cutter Materials"

Revision as of 06:20, 18 October 2015

Approved Organic Materials If your material is not on the list, check with Brian or Mike

Name	Engrave	Cut	Max thickness	Notes	WARNING
Acrylic (aka Lucite, Plexiglas, PMMA)	x	x	1/2"	Cuts well, leaves a smooth polished edge. Higher powers can leave smoke/scorch marks along edges
Cardboard, cartons	x	x	thicker	Cuts well, can catch fire	FIRE hazard!
Ceramic	x
Cloth (cotton, felt, hemp)	x	x		Cuts easily	NO plastic coated or impregnated cloth!
Corian	x	x
Cork	x	x	1/4"	Cuts nicely, the quality of the cut depends on the thickness and quality of the cork. Engineered cork has a lot of glue in it, may not cut nicely.
Delrin	x	x
Fabric (polyester)	x	x
Fiberglass	x	x
Glass	x
Leather, suede	x	x
Marble	x
Matte Board	x	x
Melamine	x	x
Mylar	x	x
Paper, card stock	x	x	thin
Pressboard	x	x
Rubber	x	x
Wood	x	x
Wood Veneer	x	x

Approved Metal Materials

Name	Engrave	Cut	Notes
Painted Metals	x
Tile	x
Bare Metals	x
Anodized Aluminum	x
Brass	x
Coated Metals	x
Stainless Steel	x
Titanium	x

CO2 lasers will engrave metals when coated with an added metal marking solution.

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