# How to recognize plastics? **URL:** \ **Category:** Projects\ **Created:** [March 20, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.fablabs.io/t/how-to-recognize-plastics/7001 "2018-03-20T15:32:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ElisevanBeurden](https://forum.fablabs.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/5e9695/32.png) [@ElisevanBeurden](https://forum.fablabs.io/u/ElisevanBeurden)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.fablabs.io/t/how-to-recognize-plastics/7001/1 "2018-03-20T15:32:50Z")
Hi all, Does someone happen to have a nice chart on how to recognize which plastic your cutting with? Thank you! Elise ---
**Author:** ![trox](https://forum.fablabs.io/user_avatar/forum.fablabs.io/trox/32/72_2.png) [@trox](https://forum.fablabs.io/u/trox)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.fablabs.io/t/how-to-recognize-plastics/7001/2 "2018-03-20T15:56:24Z")
> **[How to Identify Plastics Before Laser Cutting Them](https://hackaday.com/2015/03/14/how-to-identify-plastics-before-laser-cutting-them/)** > > If you own a pickup truck, you’ll quickly find yourself making friends with people who just happen to need help moving next weekend. Trust me, it’s almost magical. And if you own a lase… ---
**Author:** ![openp2pdesign](https://forum.fablabs.io/user_avatar/forum.fablabs.io/openp2pdesign/32/17_2.png) [@openp2pdesign](https://forum.fablabs.io/u/openp2pdesign)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.fablabs.io/t/how-to-recognize-plastics/7001/3 "2018-03-21T09:47:46Z")
[http://www.boedeker.com/burntest.htm](http://www.boedeker.com/burntest.htm) [https://makezine.com/2011/09/22/identifying-unknown-plastics/](https://makezine.com/2011/09/22/identifying-unknown-plastics/) [http://www.modernplastics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/how-to-identify-plastics.pdf](http://www.modernplastics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/how-to-identify-plastics.pdf)