Prohibited Material

[kevin15]

Im new to GF and can anybody tell me if there is a list of material that are prohibited from using on the GF. THNX

[drvegetable]

You can start here.

List of unsafe materials

So for many GF owners this will be their first laser cutter and are probably a bit intimidated as to how safe a material they might want to laser is. I have seen that most peoples answer is to google it, which is always a good idea however there is a lot of false info and bad sources also being a newbie they might not know exactly where to look. I thought it might be a good idea since its a good chance those people will look on here first to give people one place to go and see if the material th…

[kevin15]

Thank you for the starting point. Greatly Appreciated!!

[Livein3D]

Happy to see you being proactive and asking first! This group is an awesome group to be a part of … they are so creative and very resourceful. I wouldn’t have gotten our Glowforge if it weren’t for this community!

[deirdrebeth]

There’s also the official word here:

Safety

[kittski]

This video show a good way to test for chlorine.

Could Your Laser Cutter KILL You? Never laser cut this! Test for chlorine gas

Good list.

http://atxhs.org/wiki/Laser_Cutter_Materials