Brent, do the parts you're cutting require the honeycomb to keep from falling through? We did some jobs that required cutting hundreds of sheets of 1/8" mdf and our metal slats looked like this after:
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So we got some masonite and made disposable slats to use instead. Over time they developed some really cool patterns in them.
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And of course we could let the scrap fall through into the bottom tray to be shoveled out later.
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170 watt pulsed CO2 laser from Vytek, 48x96" table
90 watt XY galvo from Vytek
32" hydraulic paper cutter
30" Potdevin heated glue applicator with matching presser.