Non Laserable Surface

[evermorian]

I use my Seklema mats for cutting through paper. A lot.

Seklema mat laser with a laser

I am a pretty heavy Seklema mat user. I’ve done a few hundred sheets on them so far. The laser will mark the mat and leave ash stuck to it, reducing the stickiness. Optimizing power and speed as @cynd11 suggests will help slow that process. I clean mine regularly with isopropyl alcohol and paper towels. It’s more effective more quickly than soap and water. I see no signs that it is damaging the mat. A clean mat can sometimes be too sticky. You can adjust by sticking down an old T-shirt and re…

Mylar 10 Mil stencils

The Seklema mats are definitely ablative. I have one that has been used for hundreds of jobs (maybe a thousand or so, now?). I tend to err on the side of cutting all the way through the paper vs. protecting the mat. I am also often cutting the same intricate jobs in approximately the same spots over and over, Which is likely harder on it than lots of distinct jobs. It looks beat up but, still works well. I do have to clean the ash build up off of it regularly. I have a brand new one to swap…