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FLUX Ador vs Glowforge Plus — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 37 shared materials.

Where to buy

Buy the Glowforge Plus — check current price & availability

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Which one should you buy?

Pick the FLUX Ador if you want: more cutting power (50W vs 45W).

FLUX Ador

Power
50W
Laser Type
co2
Work Area
600×375mm

Glowforge Plus

Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
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64 settings for FLUX Ador78 settings for Glowforge Plus

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationFLUX AdorGlowforge Plus
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut24 mm/s · 60% · air assist150 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut24 mm/s · 60% · air assist150 mm/min · 100%
3mm Clear Acryliccut15 mm/s · 65%250 mm/min · 100%
3mm MDFcut24 mm/s · 60% · air assist133 mm/min · 100%
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut22 mm/s · 62%22 mm/s · 65%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut16 mm/s · 78%84 mm/min · 100%
6mm MDFcut14 mm/s · 82%14 mm/s · 80%
Acrylic Feltcut—65 mm/s · 22%
Bamboo 3mmcut30 mm/s · 72%22 mm/s · 62% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut—300 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist130 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Basswoodcut24 mm/s · 60% · air assist300 mm/min · 40–45% · 2× passes · air assist
Cardboardcut40 mm/s · 42%500 mm/min · 35%
Cardstock 300gsmcut—100 mm/s · 14%
Cardstockcut50 mm/s · 22%600 mm/min · 25%
Chipboard 2mmcut32 mm/s · 48%34 mm/s · 48% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut—120 mm/s · 10%
Cork 3mmcut40 mm/s · 35%34 mm/s · 28% · air assist
Corkcut28 mm/s · 50%230 mm/min · 55%
Corrugated Cardboardcut—42 mm/s · 36%
Cotton Fabriccut55 mm/s · 28%18 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut45 mm/s · 38%19 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut—55 mm/s · 26%
Faux Leathercut40 mm/s · 42%42 mm/s · 38% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut—50 mm/s · 28%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut38 mm/s · 38–48% · air assist32 mm/s · 42–50% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut—105 mm/s · 9%
Kraft Papercut140 mm/s · 8%280 mm/s · 12%
Leathercut300 mm/min · 65–70% · 2× passes · air assist200 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Maplecut18 mm/s · 55–65%15 mm/s · 60–70%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut—80 mm/s · 14%
Plywoodcut24 mm/s · 60% · air assist130 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut—13 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut10 mm/s · 82%12 mm/s · 75%
Walnutcut18 mm/s · 55–65%15 mm/s · 60–70%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave350 mm/s · 15–20%—
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave350 mm/s · 15–20%500 mm/min · 75%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave460 mm/min440 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave400 mm/min400 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave350 mm/s · 15–20%2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave440 mm/min420 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave380 mm/s · 16%380 mm/s · 16%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave—2000 mm/min · 40–45%
Acrylic Feltengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Anodized Aluminumengrave220 mm/min · 75%500 mm/min · 100%
Bamboo 3mmengrave390 mm/s · 20%350 mm/s · 15–20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave280 mm/s · 28%375 mm/min · 65%
Bambooengrave350 mm/min · 50%—
Basswoodengrave350 mm/s · 15–20%1000 mm/min · 25% · air assist
Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 10–15%—
Cardstock 300gsmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Ceramic Tileengrave280 mm/s · 52%250 mm/s · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave420 mm/s · 16%500 mm/s · 10–15%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave330 mm/min · 46%—
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Corkengrave400 mm/s · 10–15%—
Corrugated Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave500 mm/s · 9%330 mm/s · 13%
Denim Fabricengrave450 mm/s · 10%350 mm/s · 14%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Faux Leatherengrave500 mm/s · 12%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave350 mm/s · 10–16% · air assist320 mm/s · 12–18% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave300 mm/min · 42%400 mm/min · 55%
Glassengrave400 mm/s · 8–12%380 mm/s · 8–12%
HTV Vinylengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 8%500 mm/s · 8%
Leatherengrave300 mm/min · 42%2000 mm/min · 25–30%
Mapleengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%270 mm/s · 18–23%
Marble Tileengrave90 mm/s · 46%95 mm/s · 48%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Plywoodengrave350 mm/s · 15–20%—
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave—240 mm/s · 18%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave190 mm/s · 28%200 mm/s · 25%
Slate (coaster)engrave400 mm/s · 12–16%380 mm/s · 13–18%
Slateengrave260 mm/min · 55%500 mm/min · 80%
Stainless Steelengrave250 mm/s · 54%240 mm/s · 58%
Walnutengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%270 mm/s · 18–23%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the FLUX Ador or Glowforge Plus?

It depends on your use case. FLUX Ador is 50W co2 with 600×375mm bed. Glowforge Plus is 45W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the FLUX Ador and Glowforge Plus cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 37 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

Is the FLUX Ador (50W) much faster than the Glowforge Plus (45W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The FLUX Ador (50W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the Glowforge Plus (45W). For raster engraving the difference is smaller because surface engraving is limited by mechanical scan speed.

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What Makers Say

★★★★★5.0· 6 reviews
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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

★★★★★

"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

★★★★★

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

— LYNN

★★★★★

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

— Bruce

★★★★★

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

— Michael

★★★★★

"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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