Can you etch and cut vinyl records

can you etch and cut vinyl records

Key word ““Vinyl”” Notice the double scary word quotes. Folk in the know know the answer is NO! Cutting a single vinyl anything can destroy your machine.

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Thanks - glad I asked first!

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Please see the section Materials Safety: https://support.glowforge.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033633314-Safety

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Only if you want to completely destroy your GF, please do not.

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What I have done is to make the “vinyl” record from black acrylic. Then you can do what you want with it.

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This question is outside our team’s scope. I’ve moved it to the Beyond the Manual so the discussion can continue there.

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Only as your final project.

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