Safety Instructions

General

ALWAYS SETUP AND TURN ON the gas extractor and chiller (on the left side both switches) always wear safety gear (glasses) you don't want you material to melt -> higher chance for FIRE when stringing check the gas/steam emission when cutting

if to much gas/steam, adjust the settings (less power or more speed) know where the fire extinguisher is never leave laser while lasering and check from time to time/no headphones

No Go Materials

Don't use following materials:

Material DANGER!! PVC (Poly Vinyl Chlorid)/vinyl/pleather/artifical leather Emits chlorine gas when cut

 ruin optics and corodes metal! Thick (>1mm) Polycarbonate/Lexan Cuts very poorly, discolors, CATCHES FIRE!!!

 long stringy clouds on cutting -> will ruin optics and mechanics ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) Melts instead of vaporize / Hydrogen Cyanide Gas on cutting -> UNSAFE HDPE/ milk bottle plastic Catches fire and melts PolyStyrene/PolyPropylene Foam CATCHES FIRE VERY EASILY! Epoxy can't cut -> burns/ smokes Cyanide!! Fiberglass Emits fumes (glass can only be etched and epoxy only smokes) Coated Carbon Fiber emits noxious fumes!! (carbon fiber can be cut, but not when coated) Any Food Not food-safe -> many toxic gases where in the laser for a longer time Material With Sticky Glue Backing Coats/ cracks lens when CUT; also hard to remove from the lens!