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Approval for Laser Materials
All materials need to be tested to make sure they are safe to use in The Edge's Laser Cutter. Different
materials can cause damage to the equipment and can be hazardous to the health and safety of the
operator and other people in the Fabrication Lab.
All participants completing a Laser induction are informed of the Edge's policy that all new materials
need to be approved before use in the Laser.
Users of the Laser can apply 14 days in advance to use a new material and are asked to provide a
sample of the material and MSDS sheets pertaining to the material and any other treatments applied
to the material.
The Latest version of the Guidelines for Laser Material Testing is always available on the wiki and is
included below, along with the list of materials that Trotec recommend, and a list of compounds that
are filtered readily by the extractor.
One of the compounds of concern is Formaldehyde which is found in a range of building materials
(e.g. plywood, MDF) . The document below gives a good explanation of this issue and is provided on
the website of our ply supplier.
http://revolutionwoodpanels.com.au/products/plywood/product/20/cd-pine-plywood.html
http://www.ewp.asn.au/library/downloads/ewpaa_formaldehyde_emmisions.pdf
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Tested materials
Premium Glitter Flake Acrylic
(Kaleidoscope Glitter Sheet)
Test Date: 08/11/2017
Test Completed by Mick Byrne / Phil Gullberg
Supplier: Acrylics Online
3mm
Technical Data
Glitter acrylic can be cut, drilled, routed, laser cut, glued, formed, hot stamped, and silk screened like
any other standard acrylic sheet. It is also ideal in applications that require other acrylic products to
be used in combination with the Glitter without the need for mechanical fasteners or complex
adhesives.