Difference between revisions of "LASER Cutter Materials"

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Approved Organic Materials

If your material is not on the list, check with 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. Some people remove paper/plastic protection sheets before cutting.
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	thin	Comes in a number of shore strengths (hardness), the harder tends to work better. Great for gears!
Fabric (polyester)	x	x
Fiberglass	x	x
Glass	x
Leather, suede	x	x	1/8"	Leather is very hard to cut, can be if thinner than a belt thickness
MDF, engineered woods	x	x	1/4"	May experience a higher amount of charring when cut
Magnetic sheet	x	x		Cuts easily
Marble	x
Matte Board	x	x
Melamine	x	x
Mylar	x	x	1/16"	Works well if it's thin. Thick mylar has a tendency to warp, bubble, and curl	Gold coated mylar will not work
Paper, card stock	x	x	thin
Plywood, composite woods	x	x	1/4"	Contain glue, and may not cut as well as solid wood
Pressboard	x	x
Rubber	x	x
Tile	x
Wood	x	x	1/4"	Avoid oily/resinous woods	FIRE - Cutting oily woods, or very resinous woods can catch fire.
Wood Veneer	x	x

Approved Metal Materials

Name	Engrave	Notes
Painted Metals	x
Bare Metals	x
Anodized Aluminum	x	Vaporizes the anodization away
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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 | 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. ||
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-| Delrin || x || x ||  ||  ||
+| Delrin || x || x || thin || Comes in a number of shore strengths (hardness), the harder tends to work better. Great for gears! ||
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 | Fabric (polyester) || x || x ||  ||  ||
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 | Glass || x ||  ||  ||  ||
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-| Leather, suede || x || x ||  ||  ||
+| Leather, suede || x || x || 1/8" || Leather is very hard to cut, can be if thinner than a belt thickness ||
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 | MDF, engineered woods || x || x || 1/4" || May experience a higher amount of charring when cut ||