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| Acrylic (PMMA,Plexiglass) || Yes || Yes || 15mm || Cuts very cleanly, leaves white powder when etching |
| Acrylic (PMMA,Plexiglass) || Yes || Yes || 15mm || Cuts very cleanly, leaves white powder when etching |
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| Polystyrene || Yes || Yes || 8mm || Cuts OK but does tend to leave sticky residue on the bed that will require extensive cleaning |
| Polystyrene || Yes || Yes || 8mm || Cuts OK but does tend to leave sticky residue on the bed that will require extensive cleaning |
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| Polycarbonate || No || No || N/A || Polycarbonate is not allowed in the laser owing to terrible cuts and high fire risk |
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| PTFE (Teflon) || No || No || N/A || Not allowed, causes damage to laser |
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| PVC (Vinyl, Pleather, Fake Leather, Foamex) || No || No || N/A || Not allowed, causes damage to laser |
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| Plywood || Yes || Yes || 12mm || Older/reclaimed plywood might produce toxic fumes. Laser-rated ply cuts cleanest and deepest |
| Plywood || Yes || Yes || 12mm || Older/reclaimed plywood might produce toxic fumes. Laser-rated ply cuts cleanest and deepest |
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| Cardboard || Yes || Difficult || N/A || High fire risk, must be cut quite quickly and watched constantly |
| Cardboard || Yes || Difficult || N/A || High fire risk, must be cut quite quickly and watched constantly |
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| Paper || Yes || No || N/A || Cuts extremely fast, etching will usually just put holes through it. |
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| Steel || No || Maybe || N/A || Some steels can just barely be surface etched or very lightly engraved. Cutting is impossible |
| Steel || No || Maybe || N/A || Some steels can just barely be surface etched or very lightly engraved. Cutting is impossible |
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| Other Metals || No || No || N/A || Copper and Brass cannot be affected at all by the laser and may harm the laser cutter |
| Other Metals || No || No || N/A || Copper and Brass cannot be affected at all by the laser and may harm the laser cutter |
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| Rubber || Yes || Yes || Unknown || There a specific laser-rated types of rubber than can be cut and etched |
| Rubber || Yes || Yes || Unknown || There a specific laser-rated types of rubber than can be cut and etched |
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| Leather || Sort of || Yes || Unknown || Patterns including stitch patterns are easily etched, cutting is possible but tends to give very burnt edges and terrible smell |
| Leather || Sort of || Yes || Unknown || Patterns including stitch patterns are easily etched, cutting is possible but tends to give very burnt edges and terrible smell |
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| Linoleum || Yes || Yes || Unknown || |
| Linoleum || Yes || Yes || Unknown || Genuine Linoleum can be cut and etched to make printing blocks, modern synthetic lino is made of PVC and MUST NOT be used. |
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| Cotton || Yes || Yes || N/A || Cut at high power and very high speed to avoid burning |
| Cotton || Yes || Yes || N/A || Cut at high power and very high speed to avoid burning |
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| Polyester/Nylon cloth || Yes || No || N/A || Cut at the highest speed possible, will melt the edges and fuse them |
| Polyester/Nylon cloth || Yes || No || N/A || Cut at the highest speed possible, will melt the edges and fuse them |
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| Granite || No || Yes || N/A || Etching works OK at fairly low speeds, Cutting is impossible. Thorough cleaning of laser afterwards is required to remove abrasive dusts |
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