XLNT TECH Engraving Double Color Sheet (7 x 11“ x .040”, 12 Pieces & 12 Colors) for Interior Signs, Badges.

This engraving plastic works as well in my laser as any other I have tried. It comes with a plastic protective film on top. You want to leave that film on when you cut and then carefully remove it afterwards as it will keep your material from getting all sooted up. Raster engraving will not leave a smooth surface. Ive tried the stuff from Trotec laser and I didnt get a smooth raster finish with that either. What does work is cutting, and its cousin - vector engraving (which is just cutting, but with less power and faster so it doesnt go through). The top coat on engraving plastic is REAL thin, so youll likely find that the fastest movement and the lowest power your laser will do will be enough to leave marks. THE MOST IMPORT THING IS SAFETY!! I run a Middle School makerspace. The most important part of onboard training (Which i do for each and every tool in the space, for each and every student that comes in) is how to work with a tool safely. Lasers work by cutting things with heat, so a risk with laser cutting is always FIRE. Ive had fires start when cutting cardboard, paper, foamcore, and rubber. You should ALWAYS have a fire extinguisher next to your laser cutter. You should always check before you start cutting that you know where said extinguisher is. You should NEVER leave the laser while its running. Watch it work! Also, you might keep a spray bottle full of water near the laser. Most laser fires can be extinguished with a few swirts of water and thats a lot easier to clean up than a fire extinguisher. You will need the following upgrades on your laser to use this material: 1) FUME EXHAUST: Folks, having an exhaust to take your fumes outside is super important no matter what you are cutting in the laser. Cutting WOOD in the laser results in ultrafine (<2.5pm) particles that are hazardous to your health. This stuff is ABS plastic, read up on burning ABS - it will release formaldehyde which is REAALLY bad for you! Dont skimp out, get a fume exhaust system in place. 2) Air assist: ABS is known to be a fire-prone material when laser cutting. Having an air assist is really important for blowing out most fires that will start when cutting this material. Again, dont cheap out, an air assist costs less than a new laser cutter or house.

Very easy to use, flexible, convenient. Used for project awards.

The smell is awful, and the core is NOT white - its a muddy grey. I will be returning this product.

It is a quality product. Works well with my CNC machine.

Great product for CNC engraving. This product is not good for laser engraving

I paid for .06 and got .04 thickness. Item Not As Described. returned. They are, however, easy to to do the score and bend to snap into smaller pieces. take a flat edge like a metal ruler, carefully gently slide the edge of a box cutter to score, or use something like a manual slide the blade thing with mounted blade, about 10 times to make a groove, bend it against an edge to break, snapping into smaller pieces, then use a knife to trim the edges if any bits are sticking out.

I generally get good results with my Epilog laser engraver but this just didnt come out well. Highly sensitive to focus, but even then I had dark gray shadow lines. My signs didnt come out well and I do wish Id looked elsewhere

Like others have mentioned, Stay away from ABS plastic for laser engraving. The fumes are toxic. And yes, this is ABS plastic.

I feel bad for this line of products getting all these negative reviews because people havent dialed in their settings. Ill admit that it took me 4 or 5 tries to get it perfect, but Im getting consistent results now. I use an Endurance 10W diode laser on an Openbuilds ACRO platform. Doing the cuts in 6 passes yielded the nicest edges, but with different air assist setups Im sure some more aggressive cutting could be done. I dont use air assist for the engraving portion and definitely do use air assist for the cuts. Alcohol does a great job wiping off any charred dust the might get blown around. So there ya go, 5 stars from me.

This is a set of dual-colored engraving blanks. The sheets measure 7” x 11” x 1/16”. They are made of ABS plastic. They have a solid blue core with a white coating on one side. They are shipped with a sheet of protective film on the white coating, inside a foam envelope, inside a cardboard box. I have been quite pleased with how well these sheets work with my engraving machine. I was able to make new office labels with logos for our building. They came out sharp. Since the background is white, the labels look best on painted walls or surfaces. Overall, this is a good choice for labelling or engraving.