Material · Operation	Gweike Cloud	Glowforge Plus
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	18 mm/s · 90% · air assist	150 mm/min · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	25 mm/s · 35% · air assist	150 mm/min · 100%
3mm Clear Acryliccut	15 mm/s · 50% · air assist	250 mm/min · 100%
3mm MDFcut	30 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist	133 mm/min · 100%
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	-	22 mm/s · 65%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	10 mm/s · 90% · air assist	84 mm/min · 100%
6mm MDFcut	-	14 mm/s · 80%
Acrylic Feltcut	-	65 mm/s · 22%
Bamboo 3mmcut	-	22 mm/s · 62% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut	-	300 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Bamboocut	-	130 mm/min · 100% · air assist
Basswoodcut	-	300 mm/min · 40–45% · 2× passes · air assist
Cardboardcut	-	500 mm/min · 35%
Cardstock 300gsmcut	-	100 mm/s · 14%
Cardstockcut	-	600 mm/min · 25%
Chipboard 2mmcut	-	34 mm/s · 48% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut	-	120 mm/s · 10%
Cork 3mmcut	-	34 mm/s · 28% · air assist
Corkcut	-	230 mm/min · 55%
Corrugated Cardboardcut	-	42 mm/s · 36%
Cotton Fabriccut	-	18 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut	-	19 mm/s · 40–45% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut	-	55 mm/s · 26%
Faux Leathercut	-	42 mm/s · 38% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut	-	50 mm/s · 28%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	-	32 mm/s · 42–50% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	15 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist	300 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
HTV Vinylcut	-	105 mm/s · 9%
Kraft Papercut	-	280 mm/s · 12%
Leathercut	-	200 mm/min · 65% · air assist
Maplecut	-	15 mm/s · 60–70%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut	-	80 mm/s · 14%
Plywoodcut	-	130 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut	-	13 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut	-	12 mm/s · 75%
Walnutcut	-	15 mm/s · 60–70%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	335 mm/s · 28%	500 mm/min · 75%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	-	440 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	240 mm/s · 10–15%	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	-	400 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	435 mm/s · 20–28%	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	-	420 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	-	380 mm/s · 16%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	-	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
Acrylic Feltengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	-	500 mm/min · 100%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	-	350 mm/s · 15–20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	-	375 mm/min · 65%
Basswoodengrave	-	1000 mm/min · 25% · air assist
Cardstock 300gsmengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Tileengrave	-	250 mm/s · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	-	500 mm/s · 10–15%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Corrugated Cardboardengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave	-	330 mm/s · 13%
Denim Fabricengrave	-	350 mm/s · 14%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Faux Leatherengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	-	320 mm/s · 12–18% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	240 mm/s · 22%	400 mm/min · 55%
Glassengrave	-	380 mm/s · 8–12%
HTV Vinylengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave	-	500 mm/s · 8%
Leatherengrave	-	2000 mm/min · 25–30%
Mapleengrave	-	270 mm/s · 18–23%
Marble Tileengrave	-	95 mm/s · 48%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave	-	240 mm/s · 18%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	-	200 mm/s · 25%
Slate (coaster)engrave	-	380 mm/s · 13–18%
Slateengrave	290 mm/s · 60%	500 mm/min · 80%
Stainless Steelengrave	-	240 mm/s · 58%
Walnutengrave	-	270 mm/s · 18–23%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Gweike Cloud or Glowforge Plus?

It depends on your use case. Gweike Cloud is 50W co2. Glowforge Plus is 45W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Gweike Cloud and Glowforge Plus cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 7 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 Gweike Cloud (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 Gweike Cloud (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

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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

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"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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