Laser Cutter Materials¶
There are many great resources available describing materials that are safe to cut with a laser. Many plastics are a no-go, as they produce toxic byproducts.
Below is a quick summary recreated from https://laseruser.com/what-can-a-laser-cutter-cut/.
Acceptable 
¶
- Organics
- Wood
- Plywood
- Paper
- Cardboard
- Cork
- Leather (vegetable tanned)
- Plastics
- Acrylic
- Polyester
- Polyurethane
- Polypropylene (incl. SRPP)
- Coroplast
- Corflute
- Polyester Foam
- Polyethylene Foam
- Minerals / Metals
- Anodized Aluminum
- Ceramics
Take Care 
¶
- Organics
- MDF
- Fabrics
- Food Products
- Plastics
- Polyoxymethylene (POM)
- Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG)
- Kapton Tape
- Rubber (thin no chlorine)
- Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS or Styrofoam)
- Polyurethane Foam
- Minerals / Metals
- Glass
- Painted/coated Metals
- Glass Mirror
- Composites
- Corian
- Magnetic Sheet (non-chlorine)
Avoid 
¶
- Organics
- Leather (chrome tanned)
- Flesh
- Plastics
- Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
- High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
- Nylone
- Pleather (fake leather)
- Polypropylene Foam
- Composites
- Fiberglass
- FR4 (Electronic PCB)