Why your laser cutter could kill you by creating Chlorine gas using PVC material.
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Gil Poznanski looks at the dangers of some plastic products made with chlorine. Laser cutting plastics that contain chlorine is dangerous and deadly. It releases dangerous chlorine gas which is corrosive to you and your laser.
Laser Cutting these products creates chlorine gas when using the following materials (including but not limited to):
★ PVC
★ Pleather
★ Vinyl
★ Artificial leather
There is a very quick test you can do before using any material in your laser cutter to check for chlorine. Called the Beilstein test, this test uses very basic equipment and can be done in seconds.
DO NOT USE UNKNOWN MATERIAL in your laser cutter without TESTING FIRST!
Thank you to Darkly Labs for supporting this safety video. Check out their range of diode laser cutter here:
0:00 – Why your laser cutter could kill you by cutting PVC material
0:43 – Dangers of exploring new materials in a laser cutter
0:57 – Plastics made with Chlorine are dangerous to you and your equipment
1:20 – What you will need to test for Chlorine gas in your material
1:28 – How to perform the Beilstein test
2:06 – History of the Beilstein test
2:26 – A partial list of materials made with Chlorine gas
2:54 – Thank you to Darkly Labs for sponsoring this safety tip
3:12 – Share if you have used this test before and let us know what you make.
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