• Acrylic (Also known as Plexiglas, Lucite, PMMA) 

• Delrin (POM, Acetal) 

• High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)- Melts Badly 

• Kapton Tape (Polyimide) 

• Mylar (Polyester) 

• Nylon – Melts Badly⚠ 

• Polyethylene Terephthalate Glycol (PETG) 

• Styrene 

• Two-Toned Acrylic

  • two-layer coloured acrylic, the top layer is a different color than the base colour. Used for signs, plaques, and instrumentation panels. 

• Foam: 

  • Depron 

  • Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA)  

• Textiles & Others: 

  • Cloth- Veg tanned Leathers, suede, felt, hemp, cotton 

    • Leather Test: Put a small narrow strip of leather in boiling water. If the leather instantly curls up, it is vegetable-tanned. A chrome-tanned leather will just float around in water. 

    • Chrome Tanned Leather is banned.

  • Paper – Cardstock, cardboard 

  • Rubber – These can only be used if they do not contain chlorine Teflon (PTFE, Polytetrafluoroethylene)  

  • Woods – MDF, balsam, birch, poplar, red oak, cherry, holly, etc.

Any material containing chlorine: Emits Chlorine Gas when cut

• • PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)

  • Vinyl

  • Pleather

    • Any Artificial Leather (except for 'Laser Leather')

  • Chrome Tanned Leather

• Plastics:

  • Polycarbonate/Lexan 

  • ABS - Fire Risk/Releases Cyanide Gas

  • HDPE

• Foams:

  • PolyStyrene Foam

  •  Polyethylene Foam – Melts Badly⚠ 

  • Gator Foam – 

    • The hard shell of gator foam does well but, the foam core gets burned and eaten away. 

  • PETG Foam

• Other:

  • Epoxy

  • Fiberglass

  • Carbon Fiber

  • Living Things/Dead Things/Food/Yourself (Live or Dead)