Both cast and extruded acrylic are safe to use in your Glowforge. Mirror acrylic is almost always extruded. Extruded acrylic smells worse than cast (in my opinion) and does not engrave as nicely as cast. There are many discussion threads regarding the differences of the two types of acrylic here in the forum. Here is one. Extruded vs Cast Acrylic
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