Scorch marks

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If it were me I would switch to the dish soap masking method and elevate the acrylic.

Suspended ablation

When cutting acrylic, I’ve observed what looks a bit like chipping along the cut edges. It’s one of those things that once you see it, you can’t stop seeing it - so consider that before continuing with this post Initially it seemed random, such that some edges were clean and others beset with ‘chips’: [Drawing3] Root cause is the build tray. When the laser cuts through the acrylic and hits the metal grid of the build tray, some of the photons are reflected back up to the acrylic, cr…

Laser Hack: Using Dish Soap on Acrylic Engraving