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====== VHS Laser Cutter Approved Materials ======
**DRAFT: Please refer to [[tool:laser_cutter:settings|VHS Laser Cutter Approved Materials]]**

Only the following materials may be cut or engraved on the VHS Laser Cutter. If the material you wish to cut is not listed, please see: [[tool:laser_cutter:MSDS|How do I get a new material approved?]]
 
^ Material ^Etch ^Cut ^ Notes^
| Paper | Yes | Yes | |
| Card Stock| Yes | Yes | |
| Heavy Paper| Yes | Yes | |
| Picture Matting| Yes | Yes | |
| Cardboard| Yes | Yes | |
| |		|		|
| Wood | Yes | Yes |Please avoid the use of woods with any water, sap, or a high proportion of glue. They quickly clog the filtration system and leave substantial residue on the laser cutter. |
| Plywood - 1/4" Birch| Yes | Yes | |
| Plywood - 1/8" Birch| Yes | Yes | |
| Plywood 1/4" Flooring underlay | Yes | Yes | |
| |  | | |
| Acrylic - 1/4"| Yes | Yes |   |
| Acrylic - 1/16"| Yes	   | Yes | |
| Polypropylene (0.75mm) | Yes | Yes | |
| EVA Foam (very thin, < 4mm)	| Yes | Yes | Michaels |
| EVA Foam (thin, ~1/4")    | Yes | Yes  | Bought online, could not find locally |
| EVA Foam (thick, 1/2" floor mats)	| Yes		| Yes		| Canadian Tire, Home Depot, etc. |
| PET/PETG		    | Yes | Yes	| |
| Kapton Polyimide Film     | ? | Yes | [[http://wcam.engr.wisc.edu/Public/Safety/MSDS/Kapton%20Polyimide%20Film%20-%20Dupont.pdf|MSDS]]|
| Styrene - 2mm		| Yes 	| Yes 	| 2mm white styrene sheet from hobby stores   |
| |  | | |
| Leather (vegetable tanned only)		| Yes	| Yes	|  |

====== Banned Materials ======
The following is a non-exhaustive list of materials that must not be cut or engraved on the VHS Laser Cutter. 

^ Material			^ Reason ^
| Wet or 'raw' wood             | Clogs up filter BADLY |
| MDF, HDF, Ply, and reconstructed wood  | Clogs up filter BADLY |
| Coroplast                     | Clogs up filter BADLY |
| Lexan/Polycarbonate/Makrolon		| Dense black smoke and toxic fumes - bisphenol a (BPA), phenol, and more |
| ABS				| Dense black smoke and toxic fumes - cyanide and styrene gases |
| PVC, Vinyl    		| Toxic and corrosive fumes - chlorine gas |
| Neoprene (polychloroprene)	| Toxic and corrosive fumes - chlorine gas |
| Foam core			| Dense black smoke and toxic fumes - styrene gas (carcinogenic, toxic to the nervous system and upper respiratory tract; classified as "very toxic") |
| Delrin			| Toxic fumes - formaldehyde |
| Moleskine notebook covers	| Toxic fumes - chlorine - See Polymer burnination link at bottom|

====== FURTHER INFORMATION ======

  * [[tool:redsail_cm1080_laser_cutter|Redsail CM1080 Laser Cutter]]
  * [[tool:laser_cutter:operation_manual|Operation Manual]]
  * [[tool:laser_cutter:workflow_tips|General Workflow Tips]]
  * [[https://vanhack.ca/doku.php?id=tool:laser_cutter:identifying_unknown_polymers|Identifying Unknown Polymers]] -  **READ THIS BEFORE CUTTING UNKNOWN MATERIALS**
  * [[http://www.pololu.com/docs/0J24/3|Pololu banned materials list]] - Some of their allowable settings are different because they have a different(read: expensive) fume/ventilation system