laser cutting masking tape

After the tape has been applied to the material, you can laser engrave or cut directly through the tape with razor-sharp results.

The tape burns away very cleanly and leaves no residue at work. All smoke deposits from the laser engraving and laser cutting are deposited on the tape, after which the tape is again very easy to remove without leaving adhesive residue or dirt.

Tape can be used on the top of your object as well as on the bottom to absorb smoke, laser recoil and “sweating” from your material.

All laser projects immediately ready without post-processing.

Left: A piece etched and cut without tape. There is some smoke marking around the cuts and on the back, but much less on this 1/8" plywood than there would be on thicker material.

Middle: A piece etched and cut with tape. There is no smoke marking on the cuts or back, but the etching is not as clean, since the laser had to cut through the tape first. This method may be best suited to piece that will be cut but not etched. 

Right: A piece cut and etched with tape, with color applied. There are small gaps in some of the non-colored etching lines where the tape was not completely etched through. But with more fine tuning, this process look promising as a means to add color to laser etched pieces without resorting to the creation of an additional stencil or silkscreen.