Supply Sources
A list of sources and what we've bought there, at what price. Use this forum when the material is not specific to a particular device. Delvie's Plastics
General Suppliers
- Ponoko sells a range of laserable materials.
- Inventables lots of maker suitable materials, many are not laser safe.
- Ikea sells lots of small wooden items (spoons, coat hangers, wood cutting boards, etc) that can be laser etched as great gifts.
Plastics
Acrylic: Cast and Extruded. Cast has a more uniform size and will produce a better raster effect. Extruded works well for cutting; thickness can vary a bit across the sheet. Cast has a paper protection on both sides that can be removed after lasering. Extruded comes with a PVC plastic protection layer on both sides that needs to be removed before lasering. Commonly comes in 3mm, 6mm, and thicker.
Tap Plastics
Tap Plastics web site A large selection of acrylic plastic, both cast and extruded. Usually have a bin of remainder odd size pieces for a few bucks each. They also sell a lot of other plastic products that are not laser safe. Ask them before buying something besides acrylic.
Delvie's Plastics
http://www.delviesplastics.com/ Source for Cast Acrylic sheets, 1/16" thick to 2" thick. They also carry badge pins and clips. Delvie's Plastics is a full line distributor of Rowmark Engraving Materials.
U.S. Plastic
http://www.usplastic.com 800-537-9724 Good source of sheet plastic. They ship it rolled up in a tube. I cut the roll on the power shear at TechShop.
- Sytrene0.030 40x72 $10 + $10 shipping
- PET-G (Vivak)0.040 24x48 $18 + $10 shipping
Wood
Southern Lumber
Now closed, but in 2015, 3mm 5x5 foot Baltic Birch plywood $18
Home Depot
Precut 24x18 panels of several plywoods. Many have a nice finish on at least one side.
Mayan Hardwoods
Paso Robles. http://www.mayanhardwood.com/