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OMTech Polar vs Epilog Zing 24 — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 23 shared materials.

OMTech Polar: $1,499 vs Epilog Zing 24: $7,995 — prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

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OMTech Polar

Price
$1,499
Power
30W
Laser Type
co2
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Epilog Zing 24

Price
$7,995
Power
30W
Laser Type
co2
44 settings for OMTech Polar44 settings for Epilog Zing 24

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationOMTech PolarEpilog Zing 24
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut18 mm/s · 72% · air assist32 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut20 mm/s · 70% · air assist35 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut12 mm/s · 75% · air assist18 mm/s · 80% · air assist
3mm MDFcut15 mm/s · 70% · air assist15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut14 mm/s · 78% · air assist28 mm/s · 65% · air assist
6mm MDFcut12 mm/s · 80% · air assist15 mm/s · 85% · air assist
Bamboocut300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut15 mm/s · 70% · air assist15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Cardboardcut80 mm/s · 30%200 mm/s · 25%
Cardstockcut80 mm/s · 15%38 mm/s · 28%
Cork 3mmcut35 mm/s · 38%35 mm/s · 35%
Corkcut20 mm/s · 60%20 mm/s · 60%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut20 mm/s · 55–65% · air assist20 mm/s · 55–65% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut19 mm/s · 50–55% · air assist30 mm/s · 70%
Kraft Papercut100 mm/s · 20%—
Leathercut300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes
Papercut100 mm/s · 12%—
Plywoodcut15 mm/s · 70% · air assist15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Rubber Stamp Materialcut—8100 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Rubbercut—10 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
Walnutcut8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave350 mm/s · 22%500 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave300 mm/s · 20%300 mm/s · 30%
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave350 mm/s · 15%400 mm/s · 18%
3mm MDFengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave200 mm/s · 20–25%400 mm/s · 15–20%
6mm MDFengrave200 mm/s · 20–25%250 mm/s · 20–25%
Anodized Aluminumengrave150 mm/min · 85%12000 mm/min · 30%
Bambooengrave250 mm/min · 60%250 mm/min · 60%
Basswoodengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%250 mm/s · 15–20%
Cardboardengrave500 mm/s · 5–10%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cardstockengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%500 mm/s · 5–10%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave230 mm/min · 55%230 mm/min · 55%
Corkengrave300 mm/s · 15–20%300 mm/s · 15–20%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave250 mm/s · 18–25% · air assist250 mm/s · 18–25% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave350 mm/s · 18%350 mm/s · 20%
Glassengrave300 mm/s · 12–18%300 mm/s · 12–18%
Kraft Paperengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Leatherengrave200 mm/min · 50%200 mm/min · 50%
Mapleengrave200 mm/s · 25–30%200 mm/s · 25–30%
Paperengrave500 mm/s · 5–8%—
Plywoodengrave250 mm/s · 15–20%250 mm/s · 15–20%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave—28800 mm/min · 65%
Rubberengrave—180 mm/s · 65%
Slate (coaster)engrave300 mm/s · 20–28%300 mm/s · 20–28%
Slateengrave300 mm/s · 60%300 mm/s · 70%
Walnutengrave200 mm/s · 25–30%200 mm/s · 25–30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the OMTech Polar or Epilog Zing 24?

It depends on your use case. OMTech Polar is 30W co2. Epilog Zing 24 is 30W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the OMTech Polar and Epilog Zing 24 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 23 shared materials. The settings table above lists every material with side-by-side speed, power, passes, and air assist values for direct comparison.

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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

★★★★★

"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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