@takitus It’s our pleasure 
I can’t speak to fan control - that’s squarely in another department. But I’m excited for it too…
@jkopel we’re working on it!
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Well, if you’re running paper that’s out of spec for your print device… too thick, too big…
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Yeah. Custom inkless business cards
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How are people getting around interference from the air assist with these light materials?
Magnets and/or tape.
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In addition to magnets and tap as @Tom_A describes, you can also do what I do with the ultralight fabric I cut for work, in splitting your cut order to leave tiny tabs attached until the last moment as it cuts.
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That is awesome! Out of curiosity, what does it look like back lit? I think that’s what I’d like to use it for.
Good thinkin!
Have you seen Moo business cards on Luxe stock? They have a colour sandwiched in the middle. Could totally etch the white top layer off and reveal the mid layer for those as you suggest.
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With low power mode it will be interesting to see what people come up with. I’ve liked this image ever since I first started Googling laser cutting ideas.
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Oh, damn! trots off to get a leaf…
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Do you have the Glowforge cut the tabs/bridges at the end of the work order? Or did you manually detach? My thinnest gasket material is thicker (~0.01") than 20# copy paper (~0.004") and would definitely be affected by the air assist.
Here was my original proof of concept cut test (the green are the last tabs to go)
From:
https://community.glowforge.com/t/space-invaders-or-mitral-valve-leaflets-you-decide/7331
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Amazing. I had seen your different iterations of the valve simulator, but hadn’t seen that topic of you actually cutting out the mesh. Thank you for patiently pointing me back to it.
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Oh man that is cool. Bookmarked that for sure
But I can get detail definition and combine engrave & cuts with precise alignment this way (assuming the brown toasting of the paper is a good color for your design). It’ll be handy for card work.
What I think will be really useful will be a combination of laser cutting and scoring paper over a preprinted image. Pepakura is a prime example, or a combination of laser etching over a single color stamp for a card. It would be a cool combination of old school and new technology. I think that will be nice.
One thing I’m curious about is how weak the etched paper becomes? Is it more brittle in that area or thinner?
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