Yes, but that would probably wreak havoc with really delicate cuts and thin paper like @takitus seemed to be using. I’m hoping that a light to medium weight cardstock will perform well. I believe the material in the Glowforge valentine video was heavier stock. That could have well been the difference.
Here’s hoping its final performance on paper stock is better than this. Also worried about the issue that @iliketomakestuff had. All in all, not a very reassuring thread here.
Ah I don’t think it’s anything of concern. The cut before engrave thing was due to the bad batch of tubes(I’m pretty sure) which they’ve already fixed.
My issue was easily fixed by changing the cut order. I’m under the assumption that we will be able to turn air assist on/off on a per job basis from what we saw in the video. That will fix it no matter the order.
Worst case you can just unplug the fan =P
I recall @dan saying that “regular” paper is not recommended. I’m guessing he means 20 lb or the like.
The only thing I wasn’t able to cut on a mat (just like the one i propose making) is tissue paper. (Copy paper works, we cut it all the time. Even rice paper worked. Tissue was just too fragile.).
And even then, if you take a couple of reasonable precautions, it could probably be done. More Tee-shirt for thin papers. You just have to knock the tack way down for the thin stuff.
I think we’re going to have to try to be a little bit adaptable to cut paper with a laser. It’s not the ideal tool for the job. (Kind of makes me feel like we’re trying to swat a fly with a Buick!)
Like Bill said, heavy stiff cardstocks and chipboard should be no problem. For copy weight paper - there are simple things we can try that will likely work. 
That’s a pretty good idea! Even when a Cameo can do the trick easily, been able to do the same on the GF, with an official cutting (glass) mat is a plus.
I probably wasn’t clear here: the problem I haven’t seen is “if you cut the outside first and the inside second, you get worse results than the reverse”. That observation is just my personal observation on the (many) prints I’ve done. And it was in the context of “the outside/inside optimization is rarely helpful, so doing it automatically isn’t a priority for us, especially since you can do it manually”.
If you’re cutting paper, there is definitely a risk of airborne paper bits. UI control of air assist is already in the hopper.
sweeeeet
What? Those hearts look fantastic!
How fun to pick up/out all those cut out pieces that blew off. What lb. paper was that (seemed like 60 or less rather than a heavy cardstock - just curious) since some of those little cut outs really blew around. Nice job though and appreciate the videos !!!
Shop vac =).
Was regular printer paper
We keep one of these on hand:
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Decker-Cordless-Pivoting-PHV1810/dp/B003RWTKJA/ref=sr_1_10?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1487272030&sr=1-10&keywords=black+decker+hand+vac
I think there’s a newer, less expensive version too!
I hear you, but I dunno…
The cuts on the Narwhal card that I got from @smcgathyfay were so very clean!
Paper cuts very well on the laser. That was both cardstock and regular color copy paper
Dies are by far the best.
Since @smcgathyfay says that there isn’t any problem cutting copy weight paper with a laser, I’ll have to defer to her expertise. 
We’ll find out later.
I can second that. I cut a lot of paper on my k40, and it came out great. Its all about speed with lightweight paper.
Just one question, does yours have air assist at the nozzle? 
I turn mine off to do paper…
Good. If we have the option to do that later, we shouldn’t have trouble with it either.
(I’m personally not going to count on us having that available to us out of the gate though. Not the highest priority, IMO. We can work around it if needed.)
I get what @jules is saying, though. For repetitive cuts especially, dies are way more efficient than lasers. You can cut through multiple layers without leaving a residue, there are some nice embossing effects you can do, I could go on. I’m certainly not planning on getting rid of any of my dies. On the other hand, there is a storage space issue, there are some things you can’t cut (or at least not easily), and it’s pretty expensive to have a die for every image. Where I expect the laser to shine in my papercrafting is cutting designs I have no die for, and one-off designs. After seeing first hand what a great job the Glowforge does in accurately tracing a design, I’m really excited about this use.
