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  LASER CUTTER

· Great for quick manufacturing of NETS for prototyping of designs.

· Large bed enables many tessellated NETS to be cut out

· Is difficult to align printed NETS for cutting perfectly.

ADVANTAGES

· Quick production of prototypes (models)

· Can cut paper, card, acrylic, polypropylene sheet, textiles

· Quick & easy to set up

DISADVANTAGES

· Can’t cut plastics containing polystyrene (gives off dangerous fumes)

· Can’t be aligned with pre printed NETS

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