Laser Cut Foam Board

Although these materials can be laser cut with our lasers we avoid it as this process produces chlorine gases which is not good for the machinery or people so we stay away from pvc.

Laser cut foam board. Cutting 1 8 and 3 16 foam board with the 1 7w laser upgrade kit by jtechphotonicscom on december 9 2013 in uncategorized we have been getting a lot of inquiries about the ability to cut hobby foam core board. Custom laser cut foam organizers. Laser cut pvc pvc foam board. It started with cutting foam organizers by hand.

Stop searching for that 10mm. My concern is that inhaling the fumes or the low volume fumes i got from whatever smoke was left in the laser cutter will be pretty bad for you. Watch my videos subscribe. Customers should be aware that some textiles or materials are not claimed to be pvc although they might have a small.

Platform size must be large enough to hold the largest sheets of foam that will be laser processed or be equipped with class 4 capability and safety precautions for processing larger sheets. Viewer request lets try cutting dollar tree foam board on both sides and see what happens. Laser processing of foam core board is possible with either a 9 3 or 10 6 micron co 2 laser with no discernible difference in process quality. Foam core board or foam board is comprised of a polystyrene foam core laminated between two pieces of white cardstock.

The 1 06 micron wavelength is the best choice of. General foam laser system considerations. We will never admit how much time we spent searching for tools. The 1 06 micron fiber laser is not recommended for use with this material as the wavelength is not readily absorbed.

So i cut some elmers 3 16 foam board today on our schools laser cutter it gave off some nasty fumes but luckily most of it was ventilated out of the cutter. There must be a better way.