Laser Cutter Materials

To have a material approved please contact the committee with material information/data sheets.

• Solid wood sheets
• Plywood - not marine ply
• MDF
• Non PVC composite woods
• Paper/Card
• Cardboard
• Foamboard - non PVC or other banned material
• Acrylic / Plexiglas / PMMA
• Acetal / Delryn / POM
• Non PVC rubber (such as EPDM)
• Cotton/Hemp based textiles
• Polyester textiles
• Untreated real leather
• Magnetic sheet

The following materials may be used but are not advisable:

• Polypropylene (PP) - may melt and/or catch fire, needs to be watched carefully
• Pure PLA - not PLA+ varieties including silk PLA, tough PLA, etc. May melt rather than cut well
• Non coated carbon fibre weave / twill - not the finished composite

• Any material approved for cutting - however not all will produce good results

Plus:

• Anodised Aluminium
• Glass
• Ceramic
• Stone/Slate

The following materials are banned for safety reasons, because they give off highly toxic fumes, are a fire risk, or may damage the machine.

• PVC/Vinyl - releases Chlorine which will damage the laser
• Polycarbonate
• ABS
• Polyethylene (PE / HDPE)
• Styrene / Polystyrene / HIPS
• Polyethylene (PET / PETG)
• Nylon (PA)
• Treated or coated real leather
• Vegan leather
• Epoxy and similar resin materials
• Carbon fibre composite
• Fibreglass - both raw glass fibre and finished composite
• Any other material containing Bromine (Br), Chlorine (Cl), Flourine (F), or Iodine (I) in its chemical formula
• Any other material containing a CN bond (Carbon-Nitrogen) in its chemical formula
• Any other material advertised as fireproof / flame retardant
• Any metals, other than engraving anodised Aluminium
• Food - do not eat anything out of the laser cutter