Material laser

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Laser cutting materials

Cut and engrave

Clear acrylic

  • Cast Acrylic
    Sheet 1mm & 1.5mm
  • Cast Acrylic
    Sheet 2mm - 20mm
  • Extruded clear acrylic sheet

Color acrylic

Fluorescent acrylic

Frosted acrylic

Mirror acrylic

Abs

Styrene

Polypropylene

Other plastics

  • Clear Petg
  • Mylar® 190 micron
  • Romwark engraving laminates

Zotefoam

Wood sheet

  • Birch plywood 1.5mm - 12mm
  • Birch plywood thin 0.4mm & 0.8mm
  • Cork sheet
  • MDF board
  • Obeche
  • Spruce
  • Walnut

Veneered MDF wood sheet

  • Cherry veneer Mdf
  • Oak veneer Mdf
  • Walnut veneer Mdf

Paper & Card

Fabric

  • Cotton
  • Dark felt natural
  • Denim
  • Leather
  • Light felt
  • Linen
  • Nylon
  • Polyester
  • Silk and Chiffon
  • Suede

Rubber

  • Black silicon rubber
  • Laser rubber

Engrave only

Ceramic

  • Ceramic
  • Earthenware and terracotta

Glass & mirror

  • Glass mirror
  • Plain glass and crystal

Aluminium

  • Black anodised aluminium
  • Dark bronze anodised aluminium
  • Gold anodised aluminium
  • Medium bronze anodised aluminium
  • Silver anodised aluminium

Trophy aluminium

  • Bright gold aluminium
  • Brushed gold aluminium
  • Gloss black aluminium
  • Satin silver aluminium

Brass

  • Black enamelled brass

Stainless steel

  • Brushed stainless steel
  • Polished stainless steel

Stone & marble

  • Marble
  • Slate
  • Stone

Never cut those materials

Most metals

  • The two exceptions are thin sheets of stainless or spring steel (up to 0.060" thick).

Polycarbonate (PC, Lexan)

Any material containing chlorine

PVC

  • Contains chlorine

Vinyl

  • Contains chlorine

Glass

Fiberglass

Printed circuit board

Carbon fiber

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) thicker than 1/16"