Material · Operation	Creality Falcon	Atomstack A5 Pro
2mm MDFcut	200 mm/min · 88% · 2× passes · air assist	—
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	2800 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	2800 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	3000 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	100 mm/min · 100% · 5× passes
3mm Cherry Plywoodcut	—	3000 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	300 mm/min · 100% · 8× passes · air assist	400 mm/min · 95% · 4× passes
3mm MDFcut	2500 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist	150 mm/min · 100% · 4× passes
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes	3000 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Balsa Woodcut	—	300 mm/min · 70% · 2× passes
Bamboo 3mmcut	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes
Bamboocut	400 mm/min · 100% · 5× passes · air assist	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	600 mm/min · 100% · 4× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Cardboardcut	2000 mm/min · 70% · 2× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 80%
Cardstockcut	6000 mm/min · 22%	6000 mm/min · 25%
Chipboard 2mmcut	800 mm/min · 90%	800 mm/min · 90%
Cork 3mmcut	350 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes	800 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes
Corkcut	1100 mm/min · 45–50% · 2× passes · air assist	1800 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Cotton Fabriccut	1200 mm/min · 80%	1200 mm/min · 80%
Denim Fabriccut	1000 mm/min · 85%	1000 mm/min · 85%
EVA Foam 3mmcut	4000 mm/min · 65%	—
Faux Leathercut	500 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes	1200 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Feltcut	—	3000 mm/min · 60%
Genuine Leathercut	1000 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	700 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Hardboardcut	—	2000 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut	2500 mm/min · 25%	2000 mm/min · 35%
Leathercut	—	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodcut	500 mm/min · 100% · 5× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Walnutcut	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
2mm MDFengrave	2000 mm/min · 35–40%	—
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	2000 mm/min · 35–40%	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	3000 mm/min · 40%	3000 mm/min · 60%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	2800 mm/min	2800 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Coloured Acrylicengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 30%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	2000 mm/min	2000 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	2000 mm/min · 40–45%	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	2600 mm/min	2600 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	2000 mm/min · 42%	—
Anodized Aluminumengrave	2500 mm/min · 80%	1500 mm/min · 80%
Balsa Woodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 25–30%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	2000 mm/min · 45%	2000 mm/min · 45%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	3000 mm/min · 50%	3500 mm/min · 50%
Bambooengrave	—	4000 mm/min · 45%
Basswoodengrave	4000 mm/min · 40%	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
Cardstockengrave	6000 mm/min · 20%	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Ceramic Tileengrave	600 mm/min · 100%	600 mm/min · 100%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	3000 mm/min · 42%	3000 mm/min · 42%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	2200 mm/min · 72%	2500 mm/min · 75%
Cork 3mmengrave	2000 mm/min · 50%	—
Corkengrave	4000 mm/min · 30%	4000 mm/min · 35%
Cotton Fabricengrave	3500 mm/min · 28%	3500 mm/min · 28%
Denim Fabricengrave	2500 mm/min · 42%	2500 mm/min · 42%
Faux Leatherengrave	2000 mm/min · 55%	3000 mm/min · 35%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	2000 mm/min · 60%	2000 mm/min · 55%
Genuine Leatherengrave	2500 mm/min · 35%	2500 mm/min · 50%
Glassengrave	2000 mm/min · 50%	1500 mm/min · 80%
Kraft Paperengrave	7500 mm/min · 10–15%	6000 mm/min · 10–15%
Leatherengrave	2000 mm/min · 55%	2500 mm/min · 70%
Mapleengrave	2500 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist	2500 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist
MDFengrave	3000 mm/min · 50%	—
Plywoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	1200 mm/min · 70%	1200 mm/min · 70%
Slate (coaster)engrave	2000 mm/min · 90–100% · 2× passes	2000 mm/min · 90–100% · 2× passes
Slateengrave	2000 mm/min · 70%	2000 mm/min · 70%
Walnutengrave	2500 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist	2500 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes · air assist

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Creality Falcon or Atomstack A5 Pro?

It depends on your use case. Creality Falcon is 10W diode with 430×390mm bed. Atomstack A5 Pro is 10W diode. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Creality Falcon and Atomstack A5 Pro cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 34 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

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What Makers Say

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"Used it with a Glowforge — engraved beautifully with no changes. I will be purchasing more digital downloads from this shop."

— Anna

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"I was struggling with lining up my NFC business cards. I was able to not only line them up much better but also do multiple cards at once — making that job so much easier."

— Camp

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"Excellent quality and design. Cut clean and neat!"

— LYNN

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"Great jigs. Appreciate the time saved not having to build this from scratch!"

— Bruce

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"Excellent quality. Item as described. Expectations exceeded."

— Michael

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"This template made my slate coasters so much easier. 4×4 coasters from Michaels drop in easily and are easy to remove. Def worth it."

— chris

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