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OMTech 80W CO2 vs OMTech 60W CO2 — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 25 shared materials.

OMTech 80W CO2: $3,299 vs OMTech 60W CO2: $2,899 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Where to buy

Buy the OMTech 80W CO2 — check current price & availability

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Where to buy

Buy the OMTech 60W CO2 — check current price & availability

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Which one should you buy?

Pick the OMTech 80W CO2 if you want: more cutting power (80W vs 60W).

Pick the OMTech 60W CO2 if you want: native LightBurn support (industry-standard).

OMTech 80W CO2

OMTech 80W CO2

Price
$3,299
Power
80W
Laser Type
co2
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OMTech 60W CO2

OMTech 60W CO2

Price
$2,899
Power
60W
Laser Type
co2
Software
LightBurn
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42 settings for OMTech 80W CO2125 settings for OMTech 60W CO2

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationOMTech 80W CO2OMTech 60W CO2
10mm Plywoodcut—12 mm/s · 70% · air assist
12mm MDFcut12 mm/s · 72% · air assist7 mm/s · 75% · 2× passes · air assist
12mm Plywoodcut18 mm/s · 65% · air assist—
2mm Basswood Plywoodcut—40 mm/s · 25% · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut32 mm/s · 60% · air assist28 mm/s · 70% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut35 mm/s · 30% · air assist25 mm/s · 35% · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut—22 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)cut1200 mm/min · 65% · air assist—
3mm Clear Acryliccut32 mm/s · 58% · air assist18 mm/s · 50% · air assist
3mm MDFcut1500 mm/min · 70% · air assist30 mm/s · 65–75% · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut—25 mm/s · 52% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut35 mm/s · 35% · air assist22 mm/s · 48% · air assist
5mm Plywoodcut—15 mm/s · 50% · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut900 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes · air assist—
6mm Clear Acryliccut—10 mm/s · 60% · air assist
6mm MDFcut—18 mm/s · 55% · air assist
9mm Birch Plywoodcut—7 mm/s · 65% · 2× passes · air assist
Acrylic 6mmcut20 mm/s · 50% · air assist—
Acrylic Feltcut—72 mm/s · 20%
Bamboo 3mmcut—25 mm/s · 58% · air assist
Bamboo Cutting Boardcut—17 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
Bamboocut28 mm/s · 65% · air assist25 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Basswoodcut38 mm/s · 55% · air assist30 mm/s · 55–70% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut—100 mm/s · 35%
Cardboardcut40 mm/s · 30%100 mm/s · 15%
Cardstock 300gsmcut—110 mm/s · 12%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut—130 mm/s · 16%
Cardstockcut40 mm/s · 20%120 mm/s · 10%
Chipboard 2mmcut—38 mm/s · 44% · air assist
Copy Paper 80gsmcut—130 mm/s · 9%
Cork 3mmcut45 mm/s · 28%38 mm/s · 25% · air assist
Corkcut45 mm/s · 28%40 mm/s · 40%
Corrugated Cardboard 4mmcut3000 mm/min · 40% · air assist—
Corrugated Cardboardcut—48 mm/s · 32%
Cotton Fabriccut—21 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist
Denim Fabriccut—22 mm/s · 35–40% · air assist
EVA Foam 6mmcut—62 mm/s · 23%
Faux Leathercut—48 mm/s · 34% · air assist
Foam Board 5mmcut—58 mm/s · 25%
Foamcut—70 mm/s · 12%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut600 mm/min · 45% · air assist48 mm/s · 32–42% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut19 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist14 mm/s · 60–65% · air assist
HTV Vinylcut—115 mm/s · 8%
Kraft Papercut—150 mm/s · 8%
Leathercut45 mm/s · 42% · air assist35 mm/s · 55% · air assist
Maplecut28 mm/s · 42–50%22 mm/s · 48–55%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milcut—90 mm/s · 12%
Papercut—150 mm/s · 8%
Plywoodcut28 mm/s · 65% · air assist25 mm/s · 60–70% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Blankcut—15 mm/s · 45–50% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut—11 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
Walnutcut28 mm/s · 42–50%22 mm/s · 48–55%
Washi Tapecut—200 mm/s · 6%
10mm Plywoodengrave—200 mm/s · 15–20%
12mm MDFengrave200 mm/s · 20–25%100 mm/s · 20–25%
12mm Plywoodengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%—
2mm Basswood Plywoodengrave—500 mm/s · 8%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave400 mm/s · 25%350 mm/s · 28%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave—350 mm/s · 18–25%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave24000 mm/min · 20% · air assist480 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave—250 mm/s · 10–15%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave—420 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave4500 mm/min · 25–30%450 mm/s · 20–28%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave—460 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave—180 mm/s · 16%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%350 mm/s · 10–15%
5mm Plywoodengrave—200 mm/s · 16%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave2500 mm/min · 30–35%—
6mm Clear Acrylicengrave—150 mm/s · 18%
6mm MDFengrave—250 mm/s · 15–20%
9mm Birch Plywoodengrave—150 mm/s · 20%
Acrylic 6mmengrave300 mm/s · 10–15%—
Acrylic Feltengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Anodized Aluminumengrave19800 mm/min · 75% · air assist300 mm/s · 40%
Bamboo 3mmengrave—400 mm/s · 15–20%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave—300 mm/s · 30%
Bambooengrave—350 mm/s · 30%
Basswoodengrave—500 mm/s · 22–30%
Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstock 300gsmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Ceramic Mugengrave300 mm/s · 50%300 mm/s · 55%
Ceramic Tileengrave250 mm/s · 55%180 mm/s · 65%
Chipboard 2mmengrave—500 mm/s · 10–15%
Coated / Powder Coated Steelengrave—400 mm/min · 40%
Copy Paper 80gsmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cork 3mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Corrugated Cardboard 4mmengrave8000 mm/min · 15–20%—
Corrugated Cardboardengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cotton Fabricengrave—380 mm/s · 11%
Denim Fabricengrave—400 mm/s · 12%
EVA Foam 6mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Faux Leatherengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Foam Board 5mmengrave—500 mm/s · 5–10%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave9000 mm/min · 25% · air assist400 mm/s · 8–13% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave350 mm/s · 18%250 mm/s · 22%
Glassengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%420 mm/s · 16%
HTV Vinylengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Leatherengrave—300 mm/s · 18% · 25× passes · air assist
Mapleengrave400 mm/s · 10–14%350 mm/s · 12–16%
Marble Tileengrave—350 mm/s · 24%
Mylar Stencil 7.5milengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Paperengrave—500 mm/s · 5–8%
Photopolymer Stamp Blankengrave—200 mm/s · 35%
Plywoodengrave—450 mm/s · 22–30%
Powder Coated Steelengrave—400 mm/min · 40%
Rubber Stamp Blankengrave—270 mm/s · 16%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave—200 mm/s · 30%
Slate (coaster)engrave500 mm/s · 7–10%310 mm/s · 17–22%
Slateengrave4000 mm/min · 55%300 mm/s · 60%
Spray Painted Metalengrave—450 mm/min · 35%
Stainless Steelengrave—275 mm/s · 52%
Walnutengrave400 mm/s · 10–14%350 mm/s · 12–16%
Stainless Steelmark—170 mm/s · 75%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the OMTech 80W CO2 or OMTech 60W CO2?

It depends on your use case. OMTech 80W CO2 is 80W co2. OMTech 60W CO2 is 60W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the OMTech 80W CO2 and OMTech 60W CO2 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 25 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 OMTech 60W CO2 or OMTech 80W CO2 compatible with LightBurn?

The OMTech 60W CO2 works natively with LightBurn. The OMTech 80W CO2 uses . LightBurn compatibility may be possible via a community device profile but is not officially supported.

Is the OMTech 80W CO2 (80W) much faster than the OMTech 60W CO2 (60W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The OMTech 80W CO2 (80W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the OMTech 60W CO2 (60W). 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

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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."

— chris

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