Varnishing or painting the PG material

[deirdrebeth]

You’re not supposed to use non- lasersafe material, there’s nothing wrong with using laserable things from other vendors!

PG is guaranteed to work if you use the correct settings, which is a large part of the price point, but if you’re painting or varnishing it just doesn’t make sense.

There are literally hundreds of vetted suppliers. Start here:

Determining new Cut Settings

Home Depot will buy different wood from different mills at different times or in different regions as available to them. These different products will be sold under the same SKU, so you can’t really tell what you’re buying. A lot of the wood will be unsuitable for laser cutting. I would suggest using/donating that MDF for something other than laser work, and buying some MDF from a laser materials supplier online. Here are a few options, all of which you’ll be able to cut in one pass, sometimes …