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Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core vs Glowforge Plus: Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 34 shared materials.

Which one should you buy?

These two machines are very closely matched on power, work area, and software. Pick whichever has the better current price or stronger community support.

Where to buy

Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core: check current price & availability

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Where to buy

Glowforge Plus: check current price & availability

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Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core

Glowforge Plus

Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
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59 settings for Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core78 settings for Glowforge Plus

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationFull Spectrum Laser Muse CoreGlowforge Plus
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 65% · air assist150 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 40% · air assist150 mm/min · 100%
3mm Clear Acryliccut15 mm/s · 55% · air assist250 mm/min · 100%
3mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 48% · air assist133 mm/min · 100%
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 68%22 mm/s · 65%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut15 mm/s · 80%84 mm/min · 100%
6mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 85%14 mm/s · 80%
Acrylic Feltcut-65 mm/s · 22%
Bamboo 3mmcut25 mm/s · 78%22 mm/s · 62% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut15 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist300 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist130 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Basswoodcut20 mm/s · 60% · air assist300 mm/min · 40–45% · 2× passes · air assist
Cardboardcut35 mm/s · 45%500 mm/min · 35%
Cardstock 300gsmcut-100 mm/s · 14%
Cardstockcut45 mm/s · 25%600 mm/min · 25%
Chipboard 2mmcut30 mm/s · 50%34 mm/s · 48% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut-120 mm/s · 10%
Cork 3mmcut35 mm/s · 38%34 mm/s · 28% · air assist
Corkcut25 mm/s · 55%230 mm/min · 55%
Corrugated Cardboardcut-42 mm/s · 36%
Cotton Fabriccut50 mm/s · 32%18 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut40 mm/s · 40%19 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut-55 mm/s · 26%
Faux Leathercut35 mm/s · 45%42 mm/s · 38% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut-50 mm/s · 28%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut30 mm/s · 45–55% · air assist32 mm/s · 42–50% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut10 mm/s · 70–75% · air assist300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut-105 mm/s · 9%
Kraft Papercut125 mm/s · 8%280 mm/s · 12%
Leathercut10 mm/s · 55% · air assist200 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Maplecut15 mm/s · 65–75%15 mm/s · 60–70%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut-80 mm/s · 14%
Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 65% · air assist130 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut-13 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut10 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist12 mm/s · 75%
Walnutcut15 mm/s · 65–75%15 mm/s · 60–70%
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave315 mm/s · 15–20%-
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave315 mm/s · 30%500 mm/min · 75%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave-440 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave210 mm/s · 15–20%2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave-400 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave260 mm/s · 10–15%2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave-420 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave400 mm/s · 18%380 mm/s · 16%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave-2000 mm/min · 40–45%
Acrylic Feltengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Anodized Aluminumengrave210 mm/s · 20% · air assist500 mm/min · 100%
Bamboo 3mmengrave400 mm/s · 22%350 mm/s · 15–20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave260 mm/s · 35%375 mm/min · 65%
Bambooengrave300 mm/min · 55%-
Basswoodengrave315 mm/s · 15–20%1000 mm/min · 25% · air assist
Cardboardengrave525 mm/s · 10–15%-
Cardstock 300gsmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave525 mm/s · 5–10%-
Ceramic Tileengrave260 mm/s · 55%250 mm/s · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave420 mm/s · 18%500 mm/s · 10–15%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave300 mm/min · 50%-
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Corkengrave420 mm/s · 15–20%-
Corrugated Cardboardengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave525 mm/s · 9%330 mm/s · 13%
Denim Fabricengrave440 mm/s · 12%350 mm/s · 14%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Faux Leatherengrave525 mm/s · 12%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave-500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave315 mm/s · 14–20% · air assist320 mm/s · 12–18% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave210 mm/s · 25%400 mm/min · 55%
Glassengrave365 mm/s · 10–14%380 mm/s · 8–12%
HTV Vinylengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave525 mm/s · 8%500 mm/s · 8%
Leatherengrave155 mm/s · 15–20%2000 mm/min · 25–30%
Mapleengrave260 mm/s · 20–25%270 mm/s · 18–23%
Marble Tileengrave80 mm/s · 50%95 mm/s · 48%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave-500 mm/s · 5–8%
Plywoodengrave315 mm/s · 15–20%-
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave-240 mm/s · 18%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave155 mm/s · 50%200 mm/s · 25%
Slate (coaster)engrave365 mm/s · 15–22%380 mm/s · 13–18%
Slateengrave260 mm/s · 65%500 mm/min · 80%
Stainless Steelengrave230 mm/s · 58%240 mm/s · 58%
Walnutengrave260 mm/s · 20–25%270 mm/s · 18–23%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core or Glowforge Plus?

It depends on your use case. Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core is 45W co2. Glowforge Plus is 45W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Full Spectrum Laser Muse Core and Glowforge Plus 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

★★★★★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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