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   - Absolutely no PVC. The "Chloride" part of Poly Vinyl Chloride vapourises in to chlorine gas and can't be easily extracted by the extractor. Be extra sure of materials as some look confusing.   - Absolutely no PVC. The "Chloride" part of Poly Vinyl Chloride vapourises in to chlorine gas and can't be easily extracted by the extractor. Be extra sure of materials as some look confusing.
   - It won't cut steel or aluminium   - It won't cut steel or aluminium
 +  - it can supposedly surface engrave anodized aluminium, or alumium that has been treated with a special spray. ask around on the forum before attempting to do so.
   - Acrylic 4mm will be cut through at 12-15mm/s   - Acrylic 4mm will be cut through at 12-15mm/s
   - If you're unsure of laser power, do test cuts e.g. a few squares in the corner of your workpiece to work out how slow to cut through   - If you're unsure of laser power, do test cuts e.g. a few squares in the corner of your workpiece to work out how slow to cut through
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