Can you mask paper?

It is. (That is, it is steel that magnets will stick to, it is not magnetic itself).

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:+1: The GF honeycomb is magnetic ā€“ I use small neo magnets to hold chipboard in place. :wink:

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Thatā€™s how I did the paper cut on the front page of Glowforge.com.

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I havenā€™t had one fail, yet, but my honeycomb for a different brand laser isnā€™t magnetic. So I use the magnets for other things.

Right, thatā€™s why I tried to say that mine isnā€™t, because I donā€™t have my GF yet, but a GF one should be. I currently run on a Universal Laser, an Epilog, and previously a Full Spectrum (that I sold to fund the GlowForge). All had non-magnetic honeycombs. Iā€™m quite excited to try this. :slight_smile:

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You would still experience a flashback scorching on the bottom of the paper from the laser hitting the mesh. I mean, thatā€™s kind of why I use the masking on both sides in the first place.

Our TechShop ended up making a bunch of various sized weights - one was even a 1/4" thick frame to go around a sheet of paper.

Just verified, put a 10mm neodymium magnet on, stuck well.

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