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Thanks for all the input guys! I called foamforyou and got several 1" samples. I will give a brief description of the testing we did as far as lasering goes. Samples were as follows:

- Charcoal...

My work has a large very expensive machine that uses these. Would work amazing! I was not aware that they sold individual packs, I will look into this!

I also called foamforyou.com and they are...

Great link Braden! I will give them a call tomorrow. Looks promising and not to expensive.

As for the cheap white beadboard foam I tried 1" on the laser. The entry point was perfect and pin sized,...

What I'm looking for is more of like what people use for tool holders. We laser cut our acrylic tops and would like to have the negative of that file be made from foam so that we can insert our...

Hey all,

We are making custom acrylic frames for the aquarium industry and have run into some shipping issues. We have had several arrive broken which is adding up very quickly. We currently are...

Thanks all for your responses! I really appreciate the quick help. I was able to read them all the same day as post but it wasn't allowing me to post.

A few things to comment on that have been...

Hey fellow SMC members,

I am currently in a bit of a scramble and would like anyone who can to give a helping hand to help put out my fire. I am currently cutting a job for solar tags. This is my...

Thanks Paul! I will have to go ahead and get some 40 and give it a try now! Curious what application your local shop was using this for. Any idea?

Well, talked to a few chemical company's and acrylic manufactures. Conclusion is to use a weldon 40 or 42 to achieve a bond of two faces. Ordering it now, will report back with results!

I am also looking into almost laminating several pieces together. I have read a few posts that mention a uv solvent but they were never concluded. Anyone out there have any knowledge on any of this!

I need the final conclusion to this! I am looking for the same thing and have not been able to find a viable solution!

Hey SMC,

I did not find any recent posts on this topic and would like to see if anyone has had any experience doing this. I am considering gluing three pieces of acrylic together. It will be 1/8"...

I sure do, the chemist called it the perfect storm!

Sorry for the delay! These are finished parts that go over aquariums, so I have heat on one side and humidity on the other side. With 1/4" I was getting about a 1/16 upward warp. I've bumped up to...

Hey guys,

Does anyone have any experience using a hydrophobic coating on acrylic? I am trying to prevent the absorption of moisture in my pieces to hopefully stop warping from occurring. After...

Yeah,

A cnc would be preferred. I am recently out of college and have several jobs that I do on a local laser guys machine. I have one customer who gets many custom wood parts laser cut and said...

Thanks so much guys for the responses! And a special thanks to Dave, great info!

Hey tony, the hp 4055 is one of Boss's laser off thier new line. It is the same as thier LS version but it has an oxygen fed air assist.

So I am on the fence about getting the new BOSS LS 4055 or the HP 4055. The difference between the two is about 6k and the HP is oxygen assisted, able to cut double the depth of the LS. I would like...

I will have to try the transfer tape. I was told that it would most likely not seal as well and even come off once I spray paint. Will have to run some tests asap! Thanks guys

Wow guys thank you so much for the responses! And Kev, a special thanks for the great write up! Seeing as the magic solution doesn't seem to exist I will have to toy with all of these ideas and see...

So this is a long shot, as I've found nothing indicating it exists. But here is my issue:

I am engraving large complicated clear acrylic pieces that then need to be filled in with black so you can...