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Glowforge Basic vs Glowforge Pro

Side-by-side laser settings comparison. Both machines have community settings for 10 materials.


Glowforge Basic

Power
40W
Laser Type
co2
Software
Glowforge App
Buy Glowforge Basic

Glowforge Pro

Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
Software
Glowforge App
Buy Glowforge Pro
17 settings for Glowforge Basic18 settings for Glowforge Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationGlowforge BasicGlowforge Pro
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 100% · air assist25 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut25 mm/s · 100% · air assist30 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut15 mm/s · 100% · air assist20 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm MDFcut133 mm/min · 100%
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut18 mm/s · 100% · air assist22 mm/s · 100% · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut84 mm/min · 100%
6mm MDFcut10 mm/s · 100% · air assist12 mm/s · 100% · air assist
Acryliccut150 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Cardboardcut180 mm/s · 35%200 mm/s · 40%
Genuine Leathercut25 mm/s · 80%
Kraft Papercut280 mm/s · 12%300 mm/s · 15%
Plywoodcut200 mm/s · 75% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave130 mm/s · 40%150 mm/s · 40%
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave500 mm/min · 40%200 mm/s · 20%
Anodized Aluminumengrave500 mm/min · 100%500 mm/min · 100%
Genuine Leatherengrave150 mm/s · 22%200 mm/s · 25%
Leatherengrave170 mm/s · 30% · air assist
Slateengrave130 mm/s · 80%150 mm/s · 80%
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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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