Glowforge Pro vs Thunder Laser Nova 35

Side-by-side laser settings comparison. Both machines have community settings for 9 materials.

Glowforge Pro

Power
45W

Laser Type
co2

Software

Glowforge App

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Thunder Laser Nova 35

Power
100W

Laser Type
co2

Software

LightBurn

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50 settings for Glowforge Pro14 settings for Thunder Laser Nova 35

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	Glowforge Pro	Thunder Laser Nova 35
10mm Plywoodcut	—	15 mm/s · 80% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	25 mm/s · 100% · air assist	55 mm/s · 52% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	30 mm/s · 100% · air assist	60 mm/s · 50% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	20 mm/s · 100% · air assist	45 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	22 mm/s · 100% · air assist	50 mm/s · 55% · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	84 mm/min · 100%	—
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	35 mm/s · 65% · air assist
6mm MDFcut	12 mm/s · 100% · air assist	30 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Acrylic Feltcut	65 mm/s · 22%	—
Acryliccut	150 mm/s · 80% · air assist	—
Bamboo 3mmcut	22 mm/s · 62% · air assist	—
Cardboardcut	200 mm/s · 40%	250 mm/s · 22%
Cardstock 300gsmcut	100 mm/s · 14%	—
Cardstockcut	250 mm/s · 12%	—
Cedarcut	338 mm/min · 90% · air assist	—
Cherrycut	203 mm/min · 100% · air assist	—
Chipboard 2mmcut	34 mm/s · 48% · air assist	—
Copy Paper 80gsmcut	120 mm/s · 10%	—
Cork Sheet 3mmcut	34 mm/s · 28% · air assist	—
Corrugated Cardboardcut	42 mm/s · 36%	—
Cotton Fabriccut	1013 mm/min · 20%	—
Craft Felt 3mmcut	811 mm/min · 28%	—
EVA Foam 3mmcut	676 mm/min · 18%	—
EVA Foam 6mmcut	55 mm/s · 26%	—
Faux Leathercut	42 mm/s · 38% · air assist	—
Foam Board 5mmcut	50 mm/s · 28%	—
Genuine Leathercut	25 mm/s · 80%	—
HTV Vinylcut	105 mm/s · 9%	—
Kraft Papercut	300 mm/s · 15%	—
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut	80 mm/s · 14%	—
Oakcut	169 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist	—
Papercut	300 mm/s · 8%	—
Pinecut	304 mm/min · 100% · air assist	—
Plywoodcut	200 mm/s · 75% · air assist	—
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	150 mm/s · 40%	400 mm/s · 22%
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	200 mm/s · 20%	450 mm/s · 15%
Alderengrave	371 mm/min · 52%	—
Anodized Aluminumengrave	500 mm/min · 100%	400 mm/s · 15% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	—	350 mm/s · 28%
Bambooengrave	338 mm/min · 60%	—
Cardstockengrave	400 mm/s · 6%	—
Cedarengrave	405 mm/min · 45%	—
Cherryengrave	371 mm/min · 55%	—
Cotton Fabricengrave	330 mm/s · 13%	—
Denim Fabricengrave	350 mm/s · 14%	—
Genuine Leatherengrave	200 mm/s · 25%	400 mm/s · 18%
Marble Tileengrave	95 mm/s · 48%	—
Oakengrave	338 mm/min · 60%	—
Pineengrave	405 mm/min · 50%	—
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave	240 mm/s · 18%	—
Slateengrave	150 mm/s · 80%	400 mm/s · 55%
Stainless Steelengrave	240 mm/s · 58%	—

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What Makers Say

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