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Craft & Laser Sheets

Laser-ready acrylic cut to your machine bed. Cuts clean with a flame-polished edge and ships in 1/8" and 1/4" in over 60 colors — including edge-glow fluorescents. Order the exact size your laser takes instead of trimming full sheets.

Cut acrylic. Never cut polycarbonate.

Acrylic (PMMA) laser-cuts cleanly and leaves a flame-polished edge. Polycarbonate does not — it absorbs the beam, scorches brown, and gives off fumes you should not be breathing. We sell both materials, so to be explicit: everything on this page is acrylic and is safe to cut. Our polycarbonate sheet is for impact resistance and machining, not for lasers. Always run your own extraction.

Order the size your laser actually takes

If your machine’s maker sells material, it comes in their sizes, their palette and usually one thickness. We cut any size you ask for, in 60+ colours from 1/8″ to 1/4″ on this page — so you can match your bed exactly, or order the odd size a project actually needs. Pick your machine on any product page and the size fills itself in. Standard sizes run up to 24″ × 48″.

MachineUsable bedWhat to order
Glowforge Basic / Plus / Pro12" × 20" sheet · 11" × 19.5" cut areaCut to size at 12" × 20" sheet · 11" × 19.5" cut area — select "Glowforge Basic / Plus / Pro" on any product page.
Glowforge Aura12" × 12" sheet · ≈ 12" × 11.8" cut areaCut to size at 12" × 12" sheet · 12" × 11.8" cut area — select "Glowforge Aura" on any product page.
xTool P2 / P2S24" × 12.5" sheet · 23.6" × 12.1" work areaCut to size at 24" × 12.5" sheet · 23.6" × 12.1" work area — select "xTool P2 / P2S" on any product page.
xTool S1 (20W / 40W)20" × 13" sheet · 19.6" × 12.4" work areaCut to size at 20" × 13" sheet · 19.6" × 12.4" work area — select "xTool S1 (20W / 40W)" on any product page.
Thunder Nova 24 / similar 24×1624" × 16" sheet · 23.6" × 15.7" work areaCut to size at 24" × 16" sheet · 23.6" × 15.7" work area — select "Thunder Nova 24 / similar 24×16" on any product page.
Epilog Zing 24 / Fusion Edge 2424" × 12.5" sheet · 24" × 12" work areaCut to size at 24" × 12.5" sheet · 24" × 12" work area — select "Epilog Zing 24 / Fusion Edge 24" on any product page.
Larger flatbeds (32×20 and up)variesOrder 24" × 36" or 24" × 48", or enter your exact bed dimensions.

Bed dimensions are each manufacturer’s published usable area and can vary by revision — measure yours before ordering a tight fit.

Which thickness

  • 1/8"The default maker thickness — cuts fastest, least scorching, lowest cost per piece.
  • 1/4"Rigid enough for standing pieces, coasters, and layered assemblies. Needs a slower pass.

Best for engraving

Engraving reads by contrast: the greater the difference between the surface and the engraved mark, the sharper your lettering. That is why black and clear are the workhorses of the maker world.

Edge-glow & fluorescent

Fluorescent acrylic gathers light across the sheet and releases it at the cut edge, so engraved lines and edges appear to glow. The effect is strongest on transparent fluorescents and gets better with a polished edge.

Color for layered pieces

Translucent and transparent colors stack well for multi-layer signs, inlays, and toppers. Ordering every layer cut to the same size keeps registration simple.

Settings and masking

Masking, and how thickness changes your number of passes, are covered in Best acrylic for laser cutting. Run a test piece on any new color before committing a full sheet — settings that suit one color rarely transfer unchanged to another.

Selling what you make? Volume and production pricing covers repeat runs of the same part. Need a size, color, or quantity that isn’t on the grid? Send us the details and we’ll price it.