Has anybody tried to cut through baked polymer clay? What I was thinking of doing is rolling it into a sheet baking it and then transferring it into the glowforge to cut shapes for earrings. Thanks!
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Searching the forum is key here.
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=polymer%20clay
You need to research because if your polymer clay is PVC, you will destroy your machine cutting it.
Normally I would have just left it at “search the forum” but since it’s PVC risk I’m taking the time to spell that out.
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You might find better luck making cookie cutters with your GF. There are few examples on here if you search (here’s one: Proofgrade 1/4" Clear Acrylic: Bunny Cookie Cutter)
There are a lot of benefits to the cookie cutter approach -first of all, it’s cheaper over the long haul than repeated cutting on your GF. There’s obviously the danger of PVC, which I believe most polymer clays are made from. Also, if your clay isn’t a consistent thickness, you’ll be forever tweaking the settings.
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Are you sure this is the link to making cookie cutters? I did a quick search and couldn’t find that.
It is definitely not. 
I’ll edit.
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Another alternative would be to cut stencils that you can lay over the rolled polymer clay and use a sharp object like a needle to cut the shapes out along the stencil.
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No! Polymer clay can’t be cut with a laser. It is PVC both raw and baked.
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