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OMTech 40W CO2 vs Glowforge Basic

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


OMTech 40W CO2

Power
40W
Laser Type
co2
Work Area
300×200mm
Software
LightBurn
Buy OMTech 40W CO2

Glowforge Basic

Power
40W
Laser Type
co2
Software
Glowforge App
Buy Glowforge Basic
58 settings for OMTech 40W CO217 settings for Glowforge Basic

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationOMTech 40W CO2Glowforge Basic
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut28 mm/s · 32% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 40% · air assist25 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut12 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Cherry Plywoodcut18 mm/s · 46% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut12 mm/s · 55% · air assist15 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut12 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Maple Plywoodcut16 mm/s · 48% · air assist
3mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 45% · air assist133 mm/min · 100%
3mm Mirrored Acryliccut12 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut18 mm/s · 45% · air assist18 mm/s · 100% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut10 mm/s · 60% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut8 mm/s · 65% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Birch Plywoodcut7 mm/s · 70% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm Clear Acryliccut6 mm/s · 72% · 2× passes · air assist
6mm MDFcut8 mm/s · 62% · 2× passes · air assist10 mm/s · 100% · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut4 mm/s · 78% · 3× passes · air assist
Acryliccut12 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Cardboardcut180 mm/s · 35%
Cardstock 160gsmcut60 mm/s · 15%
Chipboard 2mmcut40 mm/s · 28%
Cork 3mmcut22 mm/s · 42%
Corrugated Cardboard 4mmcut22 mm/s · 45%
Cotton Fabriccut60 mm/s · 28%
Craft Felt 3mmcut30 mm/s · 35%
Denimcut40 mm/s · 38%
EVA Foam 3mmcut40 mm/s · 22%
Genuine Leathercut20 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Kraft Papercut80 mm/s · 12%280 mm/s · 12%
Leathercut10 mm/s · 50% · air assist
Mylar Stencil Film 0.1mmcut50 mm/s · 20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 30%130 mm/s · 40%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave200 mm/s · 18%
3mm Cherry Plywoodengrave250 mm/s · 28%
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave200 mm/s · 20%500 mm/min · 40%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave250 mm/s · 30%
3mm MDFengrave300 mm/s · 28%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave200 mm/s · 20%
6mm Basswood Plywoodengrave250 mm/s · 35%
Acrylicengrave300 mm/s · 20%
Anodized Aluminumengrave200 mm/s · 20% · air assist500 mm/min · 100%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave250 mm/s · 35%
Basswoodengrave200 mm/s · 25% · air assist
Cardstock 160gsmengrave300 mm/s · 8%
Ceramic Tileengrave200 mm/s · 60%
Cork 3mmengrave250 mm/s · 22%
Corrugated Cardboard 4mmengrave300 mm/s · 18%
Craft Felt 3mmengrave200 mm/s · 15%
Denimengrave200 mm/s · 20%
EVA Foam 3mmengrave300 mm/s · 8%
Genuine Leatherengrave200 mm/s · 25%150 mm/s · 22%
Glassengrave200 mm/s · 20%
Leatherengrave170 mm/s · 30% · air assist
Mapleengrave350 mm/s · 18% · air assist
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave150 mm/s · 40%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave150 mm/s · 50%
Rubberengrave150 mm/s · 35% · air assist
Slateengrave250 mm/s · 65%130 mm/s · 80%
Walnutengrave300 mm/s · 20% · air assist
All OMTech 40W CO2 settings →All Glowforge Basic 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

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"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

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"Excellent quality and design. Cut clean and neat!"

LYNN

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"Great jigs. Appreciate the time saved not having to build this from scratch!"

Bruce

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"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."

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