Hi
Is there any foam that can be laser-cut?
or is there another quick/precise way of cutting foam sheets (or similar) for tool storage, as an example.
thanks
Is laser safe? Is it inflammable?
Yes, is the short answer. As Andrea has pointed out: it needs to be the right stuff. I think Mark @lewisss might have used some? For deep straight cuts you’d need a longer focal length lens, which we don’t have at the moment…but are available.
Are you talking like flight-case open cell foam type stuff?
That stuff is best cut with a serrated knife (either with a specialist rubber/foam cutting tool, but it is possible to get blades of jigsaws, or apparently an electric carving knife works well!).
It’d just turn into goo in the laser cutter I expect.
You could definitely cut the template out of paper with the laser though.
There is some under the drill in the wood shop.
I will get a new block when we finally make the draws for the electronics benches
Wow! Thanks again everyone for the prompt and helpful responses. I hope to be as useful to others in time.
1 makerspace coin to each of you (currently imaginary crypto currency)
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Foam shouldn’t really be cut with lasers if you were going to CNC it you’d use a router. This article’s from a foam company and outlines different types of CNC foam cutting for various materials.
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