1a: What other tools/materials should I buy to go with my Glowforge?

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Owning a Glowforge is the beginning, there are many tools and accessories that can be really useful. Here’s a roundup of good threads about this.

Glowforge has a good support page about what types of materials you can use with your laser. You can read it here:

As for material sources, there are so many to choose from that there’s no single answer for “where can I get materials?” The good news is that there are many threads to choose from, just search for things like “hardwood source” or “material suppliers”, and you’ll find lots of information.

Here are some common searches:

Hardwood:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=hardwood%20source

Acrylic:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=acrylic%20source

Plywood:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=plywood%20%20source

Leather:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=leather%20source

General materials:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=material%20source

Occasionally someone does a roundup of a specific material supplier list, so they get an honorable mention here:

Great list of acrylic suppliers:

Excellent list of wood suppliers:

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