Cutting Scotch brand "Buttercut"?

[cj.s.kappel]

Has anyone tried cutting Scotch brand “Buttercut”? Image of the technical data sheet attached.

[evansd2]

Buttercut has never been mentioned on the forum before. You may be the first.

It says right on the SDS that this is a polyethylene film with a rubber adhesive backing. Luckily this has been covered many times.

Polyethylene:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=polyethylene%20in%3Afirst

Rubber:
https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=rubber%20%20in%3Afirst

Material safety in general:

4: What materials are dangerous to laser?

Return to the common questions index The main ways to damage your machine with a material are through fire, melting, or chemical reaction. Fire: Layered materials like cardboard and stacked papers can be fire hazards. Some foams are prone to fire. Acrylic is prone to fire. There are good reasons why Glowforge insists that you monitor the machine when it’s cutting, fire is at the top of the list. Search the forum any time you’re trying a new material, chances are someone’s tried it or will…

How to find settings for unusual materials:

6: I don't know what settings to use to cut my material

Return to the common questions index Glowforge has an excellent guide for what the settings do: If you’re working with acrylic and the craft series model (Aura or Spark), definitely check out this article: Now that you know what it all means, it’s fast and easy to test your material for cut settings. Here’s my method: As for engraving settings, there is often no one “right” answer. There are several variables when it comes to engraving[1], what will look good to you is up to personal …

and lastly, sandblasting stencils:

https://community.glowforge.com/search?q=sandblasting%20stencil%20in%3Afirst

Everything you need to to know is here already. I hope you post your results – I’d love to hear how it turns out, buttercut seems to be new to the community and it’d be great to learn more from someone who has tried it.