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Laser Cutter Materials
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by Dan 5 years, 9 months ago
Materials that can be cut/engraved (materials not listed should be thoroughly researched before use).
- Plastics:
- ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
- Acrylic (also known as Plexiglas, Lucite, PMMA)
- Delrin (POM, acetal)
- High density polyethylene (HDPE) – melts badly
- Kapton tape (Polyimide)
- Mylar (polyester)
- Nylon – melts badly
- PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol)
- Polyethylene (PE) – melts badly
- Polypropylene (PP) – melts somewhat
- Polyester
- Styrene - use low power can catch fire !)
- Two-tone acrylic – top color different than core material, usually for custom instrumentation panels, signs, and plaques.
- Foam:
- Depron foam – often used for RC planes.
- EPM
- Gator foam – foam core gets burned and eaten away compared to the top and bottom hard shell.
- Other:
- Cloths (leather, suede, felt, hemp, cotton)
- Magnetic sheets
- Papers
- Rubbers (only if they do not contain chlorine)
- Teflon (PTFE, Polytetrafluoroethylene)
- Woods (MDF, balsa, birch, poplar, red oak, cherry, holly, etc.)
- Glass (engrave only)
Materials that should not be used
- People
- Anything metallic (or other materials that are both very resistive and shiny)
The laser should not be used to engrave metal, this can cause beam reflection/scattering that is potentially dangerous and harmful to the machine
- Polycarbonate (PC, Lexan) – small/thin amounts may be doable but produces bad fumes
- Any material containing chlorine
- PVC (Cintra) – contains chlorine
- Vinyl – contains chlorine
- Fiberglass
- Printed circuit board (FR4 and other material types)
- Carbon fiber
- High-density polyethylene (HDPE) thicker than 1/16" – HDPE of any thickness melts badly when laser cut.
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