Home Depot - Laser Safe Materials?

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I just picked up a 4x8 sheet of revolution Ply from Lowes for $15 https://www.lowes.com/pd/RevolutionPly-5mm-Poplar-Plywood-Application-as-4-x-8/50121135

They cut it down into 16 sheets of 12x20 in and 4 sheets of 12x16 in, no charge.

That means it cost me around 75 cents per cut sheet.

I’ve just done a few cuts and they work fantastic! (used the default Medium Draftboard settings)

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Welcome to the forum.

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Thank you Very much :slight_smile:

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Thanks for the tip and welcome!

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I use it a lot and the birch from Home Depot. The Columbia plywood has also worked well for me.

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Would you mind terribly putting a link to HD website with the birch? want to be sure I’m getting the exact same thing.

Thanks!

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I will track down a barcode for you. If I can’t find one here real quick, I will get one for you tomorrow.

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I have several different stacks with different barcodes, some of which don’t point to HD or Lowe’s, so I either bought them online or from a local supplier (OP Hardwoods, Springfield Missouri)

https://www.lowes.com/pd/1-4-in-x-2-ft-x-4-ft-Maple-Sanded-Plywood/1000351247

I use both of these quite often, but like any plywood there can be voids or glue pockets that will not laser well. I rarely have an issue and most of the time when I do it can be finished with an X-acto knife.

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I was referring to the wood cut down ready for GF consumption that is ordered online from HD, not the full 4X8 sheet shown above.

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Thank you so much for the links!!

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Since 95/5 = 19 I cut the 8’ length to 5 pieces and since I have a pro I get them just like that to cut whatever part of that I need which is far more efficient. Cutting the rest at 12" gives you 20 sheets at 12 x 19 or 15 @ 10x19 and 10 @ 9x19 making 25 sheets total at 60 cents a sheet, a price hard to beat.

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