Chlorine test: Difference between revisions

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* A small sample of your material
* A small sample of your material


Use a pair of pliers to hold the end of the wire in the flame for a few seconds
1. Use a pair of pliers to hold the end of the wire in the flame for a few seconds


Stab the still-hot wire into a sample of your test material - try to get a decent amount of it melted on there
2. Stab the still-hot wire into a sample of your test material - try to get a decent amount of it melted on there
 
Put the wire back in the flame


3. Put the wire back in the flame
* If the flame turns emerald green, chlorine is present in the material and it must not be used in the laser cutter.
* If the flame turns emerald green, chlorine is present in the material and it must not be used in the laser cutter.
* If the flame remains blue or orange your sample does not have (much) chlorine. This does NOT automatically mean that it is safe in the laser.
* If the flame remains blue or orange your sample does not have (much) chlorine. This does NOT automatically mean that it is safe in the laser.
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