Must Have's for working with acrylic- A Beginner's Guide
We've curated a list of what we consider must have's when starting with acrylic, but feel free to let us know in the comments what we're missing!
- You'll definitely need a CO2 Laser (and not a diode!) for consistent acrylic cutting. (read more about the differences here)
- Acrylic!
- Scraper Tool
- Novus Cleaner
- Digital Caliper
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3M Sheets or Orabond ( or any Double Sided Adhesive Sheet
- you can purchase sheets and apply yourself or purchase acrylic with the Orabond on it from somewhere like CMB Acrylic) - Honeycomb Pins (FREE Glowforge File, Thunder Laser, Aeon)
- Weeding Tool
- Tweezers
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Weld-On for Acrylic to Acrylic Bonding
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Gorilla Duct Tape for removing masking on small pieces & parts
- Vevor Cold Roll Laminator
- LED bases
Hi Sandra, it’d under diode tested products.
I’m a new diode laser. I am getting acquainted with what it will and will not do. I understand that there are limitations to the acrylics my diode will cut. But it really would be helpful, and increase your sales, if you could mark or cluster diode friendly acrylics.
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