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Glowforge Basic vs xTool S1

Side-by-side laser settings comparison. Both machines have community settings for 29 materials.


Glowforge Basic

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

xTool S1

Power
40W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
498×330mm
Software
xTool Creative Space
Buy xTool S1
34 settings for Glowforge Basic58 settings for xTool S1

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationGlowforge BasicxTool S1
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 100% · air assist350 mm/min · 65% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut25 mm/s · 100% · air assist400 mm/min · 60% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut15 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut133 mm/min · 100%13 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut18 mm/s · 100% · air assist300 mm/min · 70% · air assist
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut200 mm/min · 85% · air assist
6mm MDFcut10 mm/s · 100% · air assist150 mm/min · 88% · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut55 mm/s · 28%6000 mm/min · 38% · air assist
Aldercut400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut18 mm/s · 68% · air assist2800 mm/min · 72% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut300 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Cardboardcut180 mm/s · 35%3000 mm/min · 25%
Cardstock 300gsmcut85 mm/s · 18%9000 mm/min · 25%
Cardstockcut250 mm/s · 15%3500 mm/min · 20%
Cedarcut550 mm/min · 90% · air assist
Cherrycut400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Chipboard 2mmcut28 mm/s · 58% · air assist4500 mm/min · 55% · 2× passes · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut100 mm/s · 12%11000 mm/min · 18%
Cork 3mmcut1200 mm/min · 70%
Cork Sheet 3mmcut28 mm/s · 35% · air assist6500 mm/min · 35% · air assist
Corrugated Cardboardcut35 mm/s · 45%5500 mm/min · 38% · 2× passes
Cotton Fabriccut800 mm/min · 60%
Craft Felt 3mmcut1200 mm/min · 65%
EVA Foam 3mmcut1200 mm/min · 50%
EVA Foam 6mmcut45 mm/s · 32%5500 mm/min · 35%
Faux Leathercut35 mm/s · 45% · air assist4500 mm/min · 48% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut42 mm/s · 35%6500 mm/min · 32% · 2× passes
HTV Vinylcut90 mm/s · 12%11000 mm/min · 12%
Kraft Papercut280 mm/s · 12%3000 mm/min · 18%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut68 mm/s · 18%9000 mm/min · 18%
Oakcut350 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Papercut300 mm/s · 10%2500 mm/min · 15%
Pinecut500 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave130 mm/s · 40%8000 mm/min · 35%
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave500 mm/min · 40%
Alderengrave4000 mm/min · 42%
Anodized Aluminumengrave500 mm/min · 100%350 mm/s · 60%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave4000 mm/min · 55%
Bambooengrave4000 mm/min · 48%
Cardstockengrave400 mm/s · 8%6000 mm/min · 12%
Cedarengrave5000 mm/min · 30%
Ceramic Tileengrave3000 mm/min · 85%
Cherryengrave4500 mm/min · 40%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave3000 mm/min · 65%
Cotton Fabricengrave280 mm/s · 16%9000 mm/min · 16%
Denim Fabricengrave300 mm/s · 18%7000 mm/min · 18%
Genuine Leather (1–3mm)engrave300 mm/s · 40%
Genuine Leatherengrave150 mm/s · 22%6000 mm/min · 30%
Leatherengrave170 mm/s · 30% · air assist
Marble Tileengrave80 mm/s · 55%2800 mm/min · 80%
Oakengrave4000 mm/min · 45%
Paperengrave6000 mm/min · 10%
Pineengrave5000 mm/min · 35%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave200 mm/s · 22%3500 mm/min · 75%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave2000 mm/min · 70%
Slate (coaster)engrave300 mm/s · 90%
Slateengrave130 mm/s · 80%4000 mm/min · 55%
Stainless Steelengrave200 mm/s · 65%3500 mm/min · 90%
All Glowforge Basic settings →All xTool S1 settings →

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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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