Laser Cutter Materials

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====== Laser Cutter Materials ======
To have a material approved please contact the committee with material information/data sheets.

===== Approved Materials =====
=== Cutting ===
  * 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

=== Engraving ===
  * Any material approved for cutting - __however not all will produce good results__

Plus:
  * Anodised Aluminium
  * Glass
  * Ceramic
  * Stone/Slate

===== Banned Materials =====
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