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Old 04-07-2013, 10:38 AM
ozstockman (Mike)
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Originally Posted by Wavytone View Post
Mike,

Are you able to lasercut dense foam rubber, up to 6-10mm thick like the stuff used for yoga mats, without harm to the laser (I'm thinking of the nasties in the smoke) ?

Reason I ask is that I'm thinking of making some neat liners for the Bunnings cases to use as eyepiece boxes, that will be more robust than the pluck&pick foam.

I think even my small 100W laser can do it. I tried it before with soft sponge foam and it worked.
If you want you can send me a small piece (15x15cm or slightly bigger) of the foam you have and I will see how it cuts. PM me and I will give you my postal address.
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