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Stone, slate and marble

also: coasters, granite

Slate coasters and marble tiles are an engrave-only material. Every laser type marks them in the pages read; none claims to cut them.

Board

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
Laser typeEngrave or markCut
Diode (blue, about 450 to 455 nm)YES x3NO STATEMENT
CO2 (10,600 nm)YES x21 SOURCE: NO
Fiber (1064 nm)YES x2NO STATEMENT

Run stone, slate and marble through the matcher to add a cut thickness.

What each maker says

Diode, engrave or mark YES x3

CO2, engrave or mark YES x2

CO2, cut 1 SOURCE: NO

Fiber, engrave or mark YES x2

No statement found for: Diode cut, Fiber cut.

Fumes

Every page read treats lasering as a fume source. Match your machine's exhaust figure to an extractor on the fume and room lookup.