CNC | Router Materials

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Last updated: Jan 17, 2024

If your stock material is not on this list, then you should NOT CUT IT until written permission is provided by TRIG@utexas.edu.

Approved & Standardized materials

Wood

  • Softwood
  • Hardwood
  • Plywood
    • Check MSDS for toxins in the glue

Foam

  • Blue Foam
    • Sold by Technology Lab


Prohibited materials

Wood

  • MDF
    • MDF contains Formaldehyde and should be purchase by specific vendors to acquire a NAF MDF (no added formaldehyde).
    • We don't recommend using this material due to the efforts needed to purchase a sheet.


Special Request Materials

Due to hazards such as and combustion concerns, some materials are approved for use only after the project has been communicated with the team at TRIG@utexas.edu and your instructor is cc'd on the email.

Plastics

  • Acrylic (Polymethyl methacrylate)
    • Lucite
    • Plexiglas

Metals

  • Aluminum Sheets
  • Aluminum Block Stock