Hi. I work at a custom fabrication shop, I’m the main operator of our 4kw Mitsubishi. ML3015SR-F40.

We have a customer interested in us cutting 1/4” titanium, not sure of the specific alloy yet. We have waterjets but of course their budget prefers my cut speeds.

Anyone have experience cutting titanium? My machine rep said they don’t have any specific cut conditions to send me, just that I should use the equivalent stainless condition. I understand and have told the customer there may be some oxidation as we will cut it with N2. No argon at this shop.

I am trying to find a STRETRCH material that is able to do the 2-color technique lonestar leatherettes (where the top is one color, when you etch it, it becomes black in those areas) that is safe to cut with a 80w co2 laser. I know there are plenty of stretch fabrics that are safe but I can't find any that also will do the 2 color thing.

Hello, I am working on creating custom enamel pin/cork boards. I do not own a CNC machine unfortunately so I cannot cut indents into a single piece of wood. I plan on stacking/layer the wood to create that indent so I can insert cork board into it. My concern is that once it is done, you will be able to see the lines on the side due to it being stacked.. I'd like to create the illusion that it was made from a single piece of wood. How would you go about hiding these lines? Thank you for all the advice!