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CNC | Router Materials
CNC | Router Materials
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