Cardboard

4 variants, thicknesses: 1 / 1.1 / 2.5 mm. Cut on the P1–P3 formats, price shown live while you design.

Laser cutting
Vector engraving
Raster engraving

Cutting vaporizes a little material — this cutting gap is called

kerf

The laser vaporizes material — the cutting gap varies with material and thickness. Cuts run centered on the drawn line; for shape.tools products we factor the kerf into your dimensions automatically.More in the glossary →

and depends on material and thickness. For shape.tools products we factor it into your dimensions automatically; for your own files the laser cuts centered on your line.

Delivery comes on the

P1–P3 sheet formats

Our three sheet formats: P1 = 181 × 181 mm, P2 = 384 × 384 mm, P3 = 790 × 384 mm. Your design has to fit on one of the sheets. For scale: a vinyl record cover sits between P1 and P2.More in the glossary →

— your design has to fit on one of the three sheets.

How Cardboard lasers

Standardised photos of the real material — same motifs, same light, so you can compare materials.

Test cuts
Transparency
Top view
Engraving
Cut edges

The engraving demo shows

raster engraving

The laser fills an area line by line — like a printer. Ideal for logos and larger motifs. In your file: black filled areas, RGB(0, 0, 0).More in the glossary →

and

vector engraving

The laser traces a line and engraves it into the material — precise, ideal for fine contours. In your file: red hairlines, RGB(255, 0, 0).More in the glossary →

Good to know

Description

A firm, dyed-through card — essentially thick photo mounting board, or more precisely cover and graphic board. Versatile for model making and decoration, as covers for books and brochures, or for sturdy cards and simple craft work.

Bridges

For small parts under 15 × 15 mm, plan small bridges: interrupt the cut contour by at least 0.5–0.8 mm. All parts then stay safely in the sheet until they reach you — push them out by hand or free them carefully with a craft knife.

Variants & sheet prices

All variants of Cardboard with thickness and sheet price per format
Color / finish	Thickness	P1 (181 × 181 mm)	P2 (384 × 384 mm)	P3 (790 × 384 mm)
bristol board bright white	1.1 mm	€1.90	€3.90	€7.50
graphite, ca. 715 g/m²	1 mm	€1.80	€6.40	€10.90
grey, ca. 700g/m²	1 mm	€0.70	€1.30	€1.80
screen-printing board white	2.5 mm	€1.80	€3.80	€7.20

Sheet prices incl. VAT. Your cut costs sheet plus laser time — you see the fixed price live when uploading or modelling.

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Model

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