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| The power on the lasercutter machine was 90% out of 100. And the geen wool would have been better with a higher power. Plus I would not necessary recommend cutting wool, as it smells very, very bad. | The power on the lasercutter machine was 90% out of 100. And the geen wool would have been better with a higher power. Plus I would not necessary recommend cutting wool, as it smells very, very bad. | ||
| - | I recommend either (faux) leather or vilt mainly as lasercutting fabrics. Most important thing to reconsider when picking the fabric is does it unravel/fray? When the fabric does, it is less suitable for lasercutting. So: | + | In general I recommend either (faux) leather or vilt mainly as lasercutting fabrics. |
| + | Most important thing to reconsider when picking the fabric is does it unravel/fray? When the fabric does, it is less suitable for lasercutting. So: | ||
| * Preferably pick a fabric that does not fray (for the most beautiful result) | * Preferably pick a fabric that does not fray (for the most beautiful result) | ||
| * For the textiles that do; lasercut a test shape to see if the laser melts the fabric edge enough to keep it from unraveling. | * For the textiles that do; lasercut a test shape to see if the laser melts the fabric edge enough to keep it from unraveling. | ||
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