CNC | Knife Materials

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Last updated: Aug 09, 2024 by Courtney Morshed

Materials

Students must supply their own materials. If the knife breaks while cutting the user is responsible for purchasing a new blade.

If your material is not on listed on this page please send an email to soatechdesk@utexas.edu with information on the requested material for us to review CNC Knife applications.

Acceptable Materials

  • Paper Products
    • Paper
    • Cardboard
    • Chipboard
    • Museum board
  • Fabric
    • Felt
    • Canvas
  • Vinyl
  • Soft Plastics
  • Foam
    • XPS
    • Polyethylene
    • Polyurethane
    • Foam-core board

Prohibited Materials

  • Any rigid materials
    • Both the top and bottom surfaces or your stock material must be a flat plane
  • Wood
  • MDF
  • Metals
  • Magnetic Sheets
  • Anything containing Portland cement
    • Cement board
    • Rockite
    • Plaster
    • etc.