New to lasering or looking for where to get various tools or materials? Here's the list you were looking for! This is a great and growing list of resources and tools I recommend. 

GENERAL GLOWFORGE LINKS

• GLOWFORGE SUPPORT PAGE >> START HERE! <<
  https://support.glowforge.com/
  The Support page is the place you should start and a page you should bookmark. It includes information on:
• Unboxing and Setup
• Safety
• Cleaning and Moving
• Glowforge Manuals
• Learn By Doing: Your First Prints and More <-- Do ALL of these. Don't skip!
• Using Your Glowforge Pro
• Troubleshooting
• Your Account

• "LEARN BY DOING" LESSONS
• Gift of Good Measure
• Snap and Store Box
• Make a Gift Tag From Scratch
• Shortcut Keys
• Quick Transform a Drawing into a Print
• Quick: Print Your Own File
• Quick: Cut Out a Shape
• Quick: Engrave and Cut Out a Photo
• Quick: Print Text
• Quick: Place Designs Precisely
• Quick: Scale Designs Precisely
• Quick: Rename Your Design
• Introducing Inkscape
• Prep a Photo Engrave in Gimp
• Prep a Photo Engrave in Photoshop
• Snapmark
• Pro Passthrough
• Working With Manual Mode
• Optimizing Your Prints: Print Steps, File Settings & More

• MOVED YOUR GLOWFORGE AND NEED TO SET IT UP AGAIN?
  https://support.glowforge.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034142553-Moving-Your-Glowforge
  
  
• GLOWFORGE ONLINE STORE (Proofgrade materials, spare parts)
  https://shop.glowforge.com/
  
• DOWNLOAD DESIGNS FROM THE GLOWFORGE CATALOG
  https://catalog.glowforge.com/
  
  
• THE OFFICIAL GLOWFORGE FORUM
  It's got 5+ years of content. It's a treasure trove. This is also where you can find more troubleshooting info.
  https://community.glowforge.com/
  
  
• JOIN THE GLOWFORGE USER GROUP ON FACEBOOK (GUG)
  It's run by users, not the company. There are tens of thousands of members and an endless amount of info and resources.
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1126134367496957/
  

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GLOWFORGE OPERATIONS

• CUT SETTINGS FOR DIFFERENT MATERIALS
  Here's a user-created Google Doc with a huge amount of suggested cut settings. It's a good place to start - but nothing is guaranteed, of course.
  http://ow.ly/TGS150At9sN

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MATERIALS

WOOD SUPPLIERS

• Smokey Hill Designs https://smokeyhilldesigns.com/ <--RECOMMENDED!
• Ocooch Hardwoods http://ocoochhardwoods.com/
• Inventables https://www.inventables.com/
• T&C Materials (FB Group)  https://www.facebook.com/groups/893594881091085/
• Glowforge https://shop.glowforge.com/

ACRYLIC SUPPLIERS

• Cerulean Tides http://ceruleantides.com/ <--RECOMMENDED!
• Houston Acrylic  https://houstonacrylic.com/
• Johnson Plastics Plus https://www.jpplus.com/
• E Street Plastics https://www.estreetplastics.com/
• Inventables https://www.inventables.com/
• Canal Plastics https://www.canalplastic.com/
• Tap Plastics https://www.tapplastics.com/
• Glowforge http://shop.glowforge.com/

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TOOLS AND SUPPLIES

• Digital Calipers
• EAGems Digital Caliper https://amzn.to/2CkN8l6
• iGaging Absolute Origin Digital Electronic Caliper https://amzn.to/2WOUJNb
  
  
• Masking
• Vinyl Ease 12" x 100 ft Roll Paper Transfer Tape https://amzn.to/2IsZisM
• Angel Crafts Transfer Paper Tape https://amzn.to/2WTqi8G

• Honeycomb Hold Down Pins (to hold down materials) 
  https://community.glowforge.com/t/honeycomb-bed-holdown-pins/18652
  DESIGN CREDIT: eljefe4 in the Glowforge Forums
  
  
• Scraperite Plastic Razor Blades with Holder
  I use plastic razor blades to remove masking when I don't have Gorilla Tape or when the tape doesn't work well or isn't appropriate. The combo of tape and razor blades is fantastic!
  https://amzn.to/2ZOVJEG 
  
  
• Window Dryer Vent
  https://amzn.to/2OnzhNz
  
  
• Gorilla Black Duct Tape 1.88" x 35 yd Black
  https://amzn.to/2ZnyBhh
  
  

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VECTOR GRAPHIC SOFTWARE

• Adobe Illustrator (Mac/Windows)
• Affinity Designer (Mac/Windows/iPad)
• CorelDraw (Mac/Windows)
• Inkscape (Mac/Windows)

** 5 Free Alternatives to Illustrator
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best-free-adobe-illustrator-alternatives

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BOX MAKER WEBSITES

• MakerCase https://en.makercase.com/
• Make A Box https://makeabox.io/
• Boxes.ply https://www.festi.info/boxes.py/
• Box Designer https://boxdesigner.connectionlab.org/