Materials we cannot laser cut, Pictures of some acrylic colors we stock – Pololu Custom Laser User Manual
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Gold mirrored acrylic.
Yellow mirrored acrylic.
Clear “silver” mirrored acrylic.
◦ Woods (MDF, balsa, birch, poplar, red oak, cherry, holly, etc.) – we stock 3 mm birch plywood; for other
types of wood, try
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Materials we cannot laser cut
We do not or cannot cut the following materials:
• Most metals – We cannot cut most metals. The two exceptions are thin sheets of stainless or spring steel (up
to 0.060" thick). We also stock an acrylic-based, dual-tone plastic with a faux-metal finish on one side. If you
need thicker metal parts, you might consider a water jet cutting service.
• Polycarbonate (PC, Lexan) – we stopped cutting Lexan due to the fumes.
• Any material containing chlorine
• PVC (Cintra) – contains chlorine
• Vinyl – contains chlorine
• Glass – we can engrave glass, but we cannot cut it.
• Fiberglass
• Printed circuit board (FR4 and other material types)
• Carbon fiber
• High-density polyethylene (HDPE) thicker than 1/16" – We are unable to cut HDPE thicker than 1/16", and
HDPE of any thickness melts badly when laser cut.
Pictures of some acrylic colors we stock
Below are pictures of most of the 1/8" acrylic colors we stock. Your monitor will probably not show the colors exactly,
but the pictures should give you some idea of what the colors are like. We do stock other colors and materials: see the
for a complete list.
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