If something is soft then less chance it will damage laminate. The plexi was not soft and I also had no issue drilling it. A past customer talked me into a job and I had to use their choice of lam. It was so damn delicate that it was hard not to leave track marks. Im used to the Nevamar stuff especially the Matrix stuff that used to have aluminum oxide in it. I was super careful trimming to blow shards away, still that brand and colour and wont mention it as shania said dont impress me much.