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MDF

2 variants, thicknesses: 3 / 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
kerfThe 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 formatsOur 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.
Material photo: MDF

How MDF lasers

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

  • Test cuts in MDF: lasered tongues and slots in various widths
    Test cuts
  • MDF sheet against a light background — shows translucency and surface
    Transparency
  • Top view of a MDF sheet
    Top view
  • Engraving demo on MDF: light, medium and heavy raster and vector engraving
    Engraving
  • Close-up of laser-cut edges in MDF
    Cut edges
The engraving demo shows
raster engravingThe 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 engravingThe 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 →
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Good to know

Description

MDF (medium density fibreboard) is a medium-hard fibreboard with a dense surface. It is made from debarked softwood — hence the relatively light colour. Fun fact: a 16 mm board starts as a fibre mat almost a metre thick before pressing.

Further processing

Work MDF with the usual solid-wood tools; it routs especially well. Use carbide-tipped tools — the high density wears cutting edges quickly.

The boards take varnish directly; for opaque finishes, prime with an MDF sealer first.

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 MDF with thickness and sheet price per format
Color / finishThicknessP1 (181 × 181 mm)P2 (384 × 384 mm)P3 (790 × 384 mm)
Material photo: MDF — brown, uncoatedbrown, uncoated
3 mm€1.59€3.90€6.79
Material photo: MDF — brown, uncoatedbrown, uncoated
5 mm€1.75€4.50€7.40

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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