This may be a hit out to left field, then again…
Anyone here experiment (or work with) mycelium panels? I’m about to start an experiment for another project and thought… hmm… I wonder…
Best I can research is it’s ~equal to the medium density of particle board.
If no one has, then I’ll post my thoughts as I experiment.
Do you know what they use to bind it together?
My only information I have is mycelium is a good bio-fuel, wonder if that’s a good thing to lase…?
Keep us updated…
The mycelium binds the substrate. The substrate being straw, wood dust or other depends on the type (species) of mycelium.
Mycelium is used in many products replacing existing with a true bio-degradable product. I’ll bet there’s items you’ve bought with what you think to be formed cardboard and may just be surprised to learn… it’s mycelium based!
Textile, bricks, plywood and insulation panels are being made with it. I figure to try making a board or two and experimenting.
Kinda hoping someone here already has and gain some pointers… I’ll share as I proceed.
P.S. Mycelium has a very low flash point. Flame rating is better all the products it replaces. You have me curious about it being used as a bio-fuel…
Doesn’t sound like a good material to lase at high temperatures…
Waiting for your report…
@jkwilborn
Apologies and I just corrected it… Mycelium has a very ‘low’ flash point. Sorry… that got by me!
Test I’ve seen (yet to repeat myself) show a alcohol burner under a piece and no flame up. One of the reasons it’s a good replacement for XPS foam insulation.
Sounds good… let us know how it works out… Some stuff just smells bad…
I thought “flash point” was temperature and “high flash point” means “takes very high temperature to catch fire” and “low flash point” means “catches fire at a low temperature” — am I missing anything?
Suggest that when you test, go ahead and open a new thread with a descriptive topic so that when people search for “laser mycelium” they find it easily. 
Now you got me confused 
Yes, High flash point is high temperature to catch fire. Curiosity is will it still cut or engrave.
Absolutely, I will open another thread as start in. I’m incubating the mycelium now and have setup a hardwood substrate to grow it in. Hoping to inoculate within a few days then could be a week to grow. I’ll explain all this better as I proceed.