Try, Try again

That is good to know! :slight_smile: I guess it works fine in a laser cutter due to the vacuum sucking the gas out?

2 Likes

In the laser or with a heat gun you’re only heating up a small portion of the plastic in either open air or as you note one where the air is being sucked out. In your oven the entire sheet is being heated and the fumes are in direct contact with an exposed heating element.

5 Likes

This is what exhausts and air assist are all about. I was zapping some thin wood on an epilog once just as the HEPA exhaust filter reached the end of its useful life and you can bet there were flames…

3 Likes