PET felt is a sturdy acoustic felt made from polyester fibres, 70% of which is recycled PET. You design the shape, we laser cut it from 9 mm felt. Think of custom acoustic panels, ceiling tiles for suspended ceilings, wall logos, room dividers or complete interlocking structures. Upload your design and see the price instantly, starting from 1 piece.

When to choose PET felt

Choose PET felt to dampen echo in offices, meeting rooms, classrooms or hospitality settings, and when you want to determine the shape yourself. The felt primarily absorbs sound in the speech range, above 1 kHz. If you mount the panel with spacers, the air gap behind it will contribute, significantly increasing absorption. The panels are stiff enough to interlock without glue. This also allows you to build three-dimensional objects, such as partition walls, lampshades and luminaires.

PET felt absorbs moisture, so it is not suitable for outdoor use or damp environments. If your part needs to be resistant to moisture, consider PE hard foam.

PET felt laser cutting: what to expect

The laser gives PET felt a sharp cut edge with slight melting, even in inside corners. The edge has the same colour as the felt but is slightly darker. The melting makes the cut edge slightly harder and gives it fine ridges. On the underside, this edge is more visible with lighter colours. Protective film or an adhesive layer does not adhere to felt. Fix it with mounting adhesive, screws or spacers. Engraving is also possible, for example for a logo or inscription on the panel.

Are you designing joints, inserts or cut-out letters? Find the dimensions that clamp well in 9 mm felt under the design tips on this page.

A widely used and versatile type of wood. It is hard, strong, and has a distinctive wood grain.

Properties

Because plywood is constructed from cross-bonded layers, it is strong in all directions and less susceptible to breakage than solid wood. However, all plywood has a main grain direction in which the panels are stiffer; this is typically along the long side of the panel. This plywood is B/B quality and has a bonding suitable for laser cutting. The internal layers are virtually knot-free. Birch is light in color and has visible but not overwhelming grain patterns. As it is a natural material, the appearance can vary from sheet to sheet.

Applications

Birch plywood is used for a wide variety of applications, from keychains to furniture, and from models to 3D printers.

A high-quality wood species, lightweight and versatile. Lime plywood has a solid color and is particularly flat. The layers contain few knots.

Properties

Lime plywood is composed of cross-glued layers, which provides strength and stability in all directions. This makes it less susceptible to breakage than solid wood. However, basswood plywood has a main grain direction in which thin boards up to 3 mm are stiffer. The internal layers contain few knots, which contributes to the boards' attractive appearance. Lime wood is naturally light in color, with a subtle and even grain structure.

Applications

Lime plywood (or basswood plywood) is used for many different applications, including decorative objects, furniture and art projects. Its light weight and flat boards make it ideal for precision work such as model making and musical instruments. Its attractive, almost knot-free layers also make it suitable for decorative panels and interior finishes. For outdoor use, however, the material must be finished to provide weather protection.

Make your own parts and save the time to paint them. This MDF is colored throughout and has a nice soft appearance. 

Colored MDF is hard and strong, even slightly stiffer than normal MDF.

These colored boards are as easy to use as normal MDF: They are flat and strong because it consists of pressed wood fibers. The boards are equally strong in all directions because MDF is a homogeneous material. The great advantage of this through-and-through colored variant is, of course, that you immediately have beautiful colors. 

For outdoor use, you can finish MDF with clear varnish. For indoor use, oil or wax is also a nice option.

Colored MDF can be laser cut into any shape or pattern you want. The laser cut turns black which gives a nice contrast against the colored surface. The laser cut is thin (approx. 0.15mm) and precise, allowing you to make small details and precisely fitting joints.

You can choose from six colors: 

• mdf green 5mm
• mdf blue 5mm
• mdf red 5mm
• mdf orange 5mm
• mdf yellow 5mm
• mdf grey 5mm

Are you looking for black MDF? here.

PE foam is a sturdy, resilient closed-cell polyethylene foam, well-known in the flight case industry. Use it to laser cut custom foam inlays: recesses that keep tools, measuring equipment, or products precisely in place.

When should you choose PE foam?

Choose PE foam when a component needs to be held securely and protected: inlays for cases and tool drawers, shadow boards, packaging for fragile products, and damping interlayers. The surface is fine and uniformly black, so an inlay looks finished without post-processing. Thanks to its closed cells, it does not absorb moisture or oil and is easy to keep clean; black PE foam is also highly resistant to UV light. If a temporary or more affordable inlay is sufficient, consider soft foam. If you're looking for a soft, compressible material for seals, then cellular rubber neoprene is the better choice.

PE foam laser cutting: what to expect

The laser melts a clean, soft cutting edge in the same colour as the surface. The edge does not rub off and has no odour; at 15 and 20 mm, the underside is slightly rippled. The cut is wider than with hard plastics, so take this into account for small details. You can engrave letters, names, and logos directly into the surface. PE foam can be easily glued with contact, spray, or plastic adhesive, and thick inlays can be built up from multiple layers: choose adhesive film on the underside and stick them together in one go. The dimensions for clamping an inlay are listed in the design tips.

A budget alternative to PE foam

Properties
Polyether foam is known as mattress foam, but you can also laser cut shapes from it. It can in some cases be an economical alternative to PE foam in (temporary) inlays of cases and crates. However, there are some important differences from PE foam. It is less sturdy. It is lighter in weight. It is lighter in color (gray). It has open cells so it absorbs liquid. It is less suitable for detailed shapes