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Which laser takes which material

Pick a material and a job. The matcher shows what diode, CO2 and fiber makers publish about it, word for word, with the link. Where two makers contradict each other, it says so instead of picking a side.

The full board: 22 materials, 3 laser types, 2 jobs

Each cell counts maker statements, not lab tests. Click a material for the quotes behind every cell.

YES x2 two or more makers say yesNO x2 two or more say noMAKERS SPLIT makers contradict each other1 SOURCE one maker page only, not confirmedNO STATEMENT nothing publishedIF = yes only under a stated condition

Material	Diode engrave	Diode cut	CO2 engrave	CO2 cut	Fiber engrave	Fiber cut
ABS plastic	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT	MAKERS SPLIT	NO x2	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT
Anodized aluminum	YES x2	NO STATEMENT	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT	YES x2	NO STATEMENT
Ceramic and tile	YES x1 +1 IF	NO STATEMENT	YES x2	1 SOURCE: NO	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT
Clear and transparent acrylic	NO x4	NO x3	YES x3	YES x3	NO x3	NO x2
Coated carbon fiber	1 SOURCE: NO	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT	NO x2	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT
Cork	YES x2	1 SOURCE: YES	YES x2	YES x2	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT
Dark and opaque acrylic	YES x3	YES x3	YES x2	YES x2	YES x2	1 SOURCE: NO
Fabric and felt	YES x2	YES x1 +1 IF	YES x2	YES x2	1 SOURCE: NO	NO STATEMENT
Faux leather, pleather, leatherette	NO x2	NO x2	NO x2	NO x2	1 SOURCE: NO	1 SOURCE: NO
Fiberglass and epoxy	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT	1 SOURCE: NO	1 SOURCE: NO	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT
Foam (polystyrene, polypropylene)	NO STATEMENT	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT	MAKERS SPLIT	NO STATEMENT	1 SOURCE: NO
Genuine leather	YES x2	YES x2	YES x3	YES x1 +1 IF	MAKERS SPLIT	1 SOURCE: NO
Glass	NO x2 +1 IF	NO STATEMENT	YES x2 +1 IF	NO x2	NO x2	NO STATEMENT
HDPE and other polyethylene	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT	MAKERS SPLIT	NO x2	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT
Laser rubber	YES x2	NO STATEMENT	YES x2	YES x2	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT
Paper and cardstock	YES x2	YES x2	YES x2	YES x2	1 SOURCE: YES	NO STATEMENT
Plywood and MDF	1 SOURCE: YES	1 SOURCE: YES	YES x2	YES x2 +1 IF	1 SOURCE: NO	1 SOURCE: NO
Polycarbonate (Lexan)	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT	1 SOURCE: NO	NO x1 +2 IF	NO STATEMENT	NO STATEMENT
PVC and vinyl	MAKERS SPLIT	NO x3	NO x3	NO x3	MAKERS SPLIT	NO x2
Solid wood (hardwood and softwood)	YES x3	YES x2	YES x3	YES x2	NO x3	NO x2
Stainless steel (bare)	MAKERS SPLIT	MAKERS SPLIT	NO x3	NO x2	YES x4	YES x2 +1 IF
Stone, slate and marble	YES x3	NO STATEMENT	YES x2	1 SOURCE: NO	YES x2	NO STATEMENT

What the board is built from

23 pages from 15 organisations: laser makers (xTool, Glowforge, OMTech, Monport, Epilog, Full Spectrum Laser, Boss Laser, Creality Falcon, FumeClear), four retailers used as second sources for machine specs, and two US agencies (OSHA and FDA) for the safety wording. Every one is listed on the source register with the date read.

Fumes come with every job on this board. The fume and room lookup compares a machine's published exhaust figure with the airflow extractor makers publish.