Glowforge Cut Vinyl

Today we are going to talk about cutting craft felt.

Glowforge cut vinyl.

I was thinking about getting a cricut in addition to my glowforge i m one of those people who can never have enough tools until i came across a post that talked about using the glowforge to lasercut heat transfer vinyl. It sits on the ground near your glowforge and cleans the air coming out of your glowforge allowing you to operate it anywhere in your home school or office. I loaded the mat into the glowforge and held it in place with honeycomb pins. Your glowforge is completely different.

How to laser cut felt with a glowforge the felt that i had on hand is approximately 12 inches by 12 inches 1mm thick and is slightly stiffer than the craft store variety. Oracal 631 651 751 951 siser easypsv etc are not safe to cut using your glowforge laser cutter. Glowforge uses a beam of light the width of a human hair to cut and engrave with incredible accuracy within a thousandth of an inch. Traditional 3d printers work with layers of plastic.

It can print objects using hundreds of beautiful materials like leather acrylic hardwood fabric even chocolate. Up until now i had assumed vinyl was not laser safe and so never thought much about this. And you probably shouldn t breathe it either. When pvc is cut it releases hydrochloric acid which will corrode the inside of your glowforge.

The unique glowforge air filter eliminates the need for outside ventilation. Made on a glowforge. I kiss cut the material much like you d do with a silhouette or cricut. Further your glowforge can engrave images in stunning high resolution comparable to what you see on your phone or computer screen now.

I placed fabric on my silhouette mat and used a vinyl squeegee to make sure it was stuck down well. This means that adhesive vinyl is not safe examples. Alternatively you can use your glowforge near a window with the included hose. Kiss cut means that you cut through the fabric but not the mat i used these settings.