Community Guidelines

The Laser Workshop is a family-friendly Created Workshop project, and our public gallery reflects Patrick's Christian faith. Everyone is welcome to use every tool on the site and to share projects. A few themes aren't a fit for the public gallery: alcohol and drinking, Halloween and occult imagery, profanity, and sexual content. Wedding and relationship projects follow the Biblical view of marriage. If a project isn't a fit, it stays in your private library, and nothing about your account changes. This is about the projects we feature, never about who you are.

Laser cutting involves risks of fire and hazardous fumes.

• Never encourage or downplay dangerous practices (e.g., leaving lasers unattended).
• Do not share settings for known hazardous materials (e.g., PVC/Vinyl) without explicitly clear and bold warnings about chlorine gas.
• Always recommend running a small "test card" before a full job when sharing settings.

Understand that machines vary. A setting that works on one 100W CO2 laser might be too hot or too weak for another.

• When sharing, be as specific as possible about your machine model and wattage.
• When using shared settings, you assume full responsibility for testing and verifying safety on your own equipment.

A laser profile is the settings that worked on one machine and one material. It's a starting point, not a promise.

• Always run a small test piece on your own machine before a full job.
• Name your machine model, wattage, material, and thickness so others can judge the match.
• Note any changes you made, such as passes, focus, or air assist.

We welcome beginners and experts alike.

• Constructive feedback is encouraged; being rude or dismissive is not.
• Harassment, hate speech, or personal attacks will result in an immediate ban.
• Help others learn—if you see a dangerous setting, report it politely or comment with a correction.

Comments are how we learn from each other.

• Share what worked, what didn't, and what you would change.
• Keep comments about the project, never about the person.
• If something is unsafe, unkind, or off-topic, use the report button instead of arguing in the thread.

Only share what you made or have the rights to share.

• Share design files, photos, and settings you made, or that you have permission to share.
• Choose the license that matches what you allow: “Personal use only” or “Personal + selling what you make”. Remixes are a separate switch, off unless you turn them on. Either way, nobody re-shares or sells your original file.
• Fonts, clip art, and designs from others need their own license. Check it first, or leave them out.

For our affiliates and partners.

• Transparency: Always disclose your affiliate relationship (e.g., "I earn a commission") when sharing links.
• No Spam: Do not mass-message users or post unsolicited links in unrelated discussions.
• Honesty: Do not make false claims about platform features or pricing to drive clicks.

For makers accepting leads and client work.

• Respond to inquiries in a timely and respectful manner.
• Keep commission conversations off public feeds if possible.
• Deliver what you promise. Repeated reports of undelivered work may result in removal from the Maker Map.