ABS Plastic

[George M. Perzel]

Hi All;
Is ABS plastic safe to cut with a laser? I am aware of the horrors of cutting PVC, but wonder about ABS. Appreciate any info/advice.
George

[Joe Pelonio]

The first time I had an order for cutting ABS I checked the msds on it, and there are no toxic/corrosive gasses like with pvc. Still, I checked with Epilog and they said it was OK. Have done quite a bit actually, mostly industrial stuff up to 3/8" thick, the black stuff with pebble finish one side smooth on the other.

[George M. Perzel]

Hi Joe;
Thanks for the info.
George

[Joe Pelonio]

I should have mentioned, it's probably more stinky than anything other than rubber, so after cutting wait a few seconds before opening the top
to let more fumes out.