Service area · Santa Monica
Laser cutting in Santa Monica, CA.
Custom laser cutting, engraving, and marking for Santa Monica — acrylic, wood, leather, foam, and more on four industrial CO₂ lasers. Prototypes, displays, and branded pieces for the Silicon Beach community, with rush turnaround when you need it.
Start a Santa Monica cutting request.
Send your file and tell us about the project. A real person reviews every request, usually the same business day.
Built for how Santa Monica works
Santa Monica and the Silicon Beach corridor are full of tech startups, product designers, creative agencies, and retail and hospitality brands. That mix needs fast prototypes, polished branded objects, and display pieces that look finished. We have cut prototypes, displays, and event builds for the LA creative and product community since 2014 — single iterations one week, a production run the next. For unreleased product work, we will sign an NDA before reviewing your file.
What we cut for Santa Monica customers
Product prototypes
Enclosures, faceplates, mounting plates, and packaging mockups at press-fit tolerances — quick iterations for hardware and product teams.
Retail displays & branded objects
POP displays, risers, branded fixtures, and engraved objects for retail, hospitality, and DTC brands.
Agency & event builds
Signage, photo-op pieces, awards, and installation parts for creative agencies and brand activations.
Materials we work with
We cut, score, and engrave a wide range of laser-safe materials. We stock 1/8″ acrylic in clear, black, and white, plus wood and mylar — bring your own for anything else, or we can source it.
Acrylic
Cast and extruded acrylic, up to 1/4″ — clean, flame-polished edges.
Acrylic →Plywood
Void-free Baltic birch, up to 1/4″ — clean cuts for models and parts.
Plywood →Wood
Hardwoods and basswood, up to 1/4″ — cut, scored, and engraved.
Wood →Leather
Vegetable-tanned leather — cut and engraved with a sealed edge.
Leather →Fabric
Cotton, felt, denim, and more — cut clean with sealed edges.
Fabric →Paper & cardstock
Paper, cardstock, and board — cut to fine, intricate detail.
Paper & cardstock →Plus foam, EVA foam, cork, rubber, and more — see the full materials list. We do not cut PVC, vinyl, polycarbonate, MDF, ABS, fiberglass, or metal.
Getting your job to us
Our shop is in Downtown LA. There are three easy ways to get a Santa Monica project cut.
Send a file, ship the result
The 10 is the 10 — most Santa Monica customers skip the drive entirely. Send your file online, approve the quote, and we ship finished parts to you.
Mail it in
Send small or flat jobs to our mail-in address at 4841 Bonvue Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
Drive in
Prefer to drop off? Our shop at 1319 S. Los Angeles St. in Downtown LA is about 15 miles east — visit by appointment.
How the work runs
The shop, the machines, and the turnaround are the same wherever you are coming from.
Four industrial CO₂ lasers
We cut, score, engrave, and mark on four CO₂ lasers — beds up to 46 by 58 inches, the largest publicly accessible in Los Angeles. CO₂ lasers do not cut metal.
Materials
Acrylic, plywood, hardwoods, leather, fabric, paper, foam, cork, and mylar. Bring your own laser-safe stock and we do not mark it up. See the full materials list.
Turnaround & pricing
Standard turnaround is 3 to 5 business days; next-day rush is available on most jobs. Every project has a $65 minimum and a clear itemized quote — no setup fees.
Laser cutting across the LA area
Most customers send a file and we ship anywhere — but if you are nearby, here are the areas we serve most.
Laser cutting in Los Angeles
Our main LA hub — services, materials, large-format.
Los Angeles →Laser cutting in Downtown LA
Walk-in close in the Fashion District.
Downtown LA →Laser cutting in Hollywood
Props, set dressing, and signage for production.
Hollywood →Laser cutting in Burbank
Studio props, set pieces, and signage.
Burbank →Laser cutting in Glendale
Props, models, and retail displays.
Glendale →Laser cutting in Pasadena
Scale models, research parts, student work.
Pasadena →Laser cutting in Long Beach
Industrial, marine, and student work.
Long Beach →