Thunder Laser Bolt vs Epilog Zing 24: Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Both have community-tested settings for 5 shared materials.

Thunder Laser Bolt vs Epilog Zing 24: $7,995: prices as of 2026, check retailer for current pricing.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the Thunder Laser Bolt if you want: native LightBurn support (industry-standard).

Where to buy

Thunder Laser Bolt: check current price & availability

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Thunder Laser Bolt

Power
30W

Laser Type
co2

Work Area
500×300mm

Software

LightBurn

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Epilog Zing 24

Price
$7,995

Power
30W

Laser Type
co2

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9 settings for Thunder Laser Bolt67 settings for Epilog Zing 24

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	Thunder Laser Bolt	Epilog Zing 24
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	-	32 mm/s · 60% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	20 mm/s · 40% · air assist	35 mm/s · 55% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	12 mm/s · 55% · air assist	18 mm/s · 80% · air assist
3mm MDFcut	15 mm/s · 48% · air assist	15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	-	28 mm/s · 65% · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	-	8 mm/s · 88% · 2× passes
6mm MDFcut	-	15 mm/s · 85% · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut	-	18 mm/s · 82%
Bamboocut	-	300 mm/min · 90–95% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	-	15 mm/s · 70% · air assist
Cardboardcut	-	200 mm/s · 25%
Cardstockcut	-	38 mm/s · 28%
Chipboard 2mmcut	-	22 mm/s · 48%
Cork 3mmcut	-	35 mm/s · 35%
Corkcut	-	20 mm/s · 60%
Cotton Fabriccut	-	40 mm/s · 38%
Denim Fabriccut	-	30 mm/s · 45%
Faux Leathercut	-	28 mm/s · 52%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	-	20 mm/s · 55–65% · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	11 mm/s · 70–75% · air assist	30 mm/s · 70%
Kraft Papercut	-	95 mm/s · 8%
Leathercut	-	300 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	-	8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes
Plywoodcut	-	15 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
Walnutcut	-	8 mm/s · 75–80% · 2× passes
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	-	500 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	300 mm/s · 30%	300 mm/s · 30%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	-	380 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	200 mm/s · 15–20%	400 mm/s · 18%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	-	350 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	250 mm/s · 10–15%	250 mm/s · 15–20%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	-	350 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	-	400 mm/s · 15–20%
6mm MDFengrave	-	250 mm/s · 20–25%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	-	12000 mm/min · 30%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	-	350 mm/s · 22%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	-	200 mm/s · 28%
Bambooengrave	-	250 mm/min · 60%
Basswoodengrave	-	250 mm/s · 15–20%
Cardboardengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Cardstockengrave	-	500 mm/s · 5–10%
Ceramic Tileengrave	-	200 mm/s · 55%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	-	380 mm/s · 18%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	-	230 mm/min · 55%
Corkengrave	-	300 mm/s · 15–20%
Cotton Fabricengrave	-	500 mm/s · 10%
Denim Fabricengrave	-	400 mm/s · 12%
Faux Leatherengrave	-	400 mm/s · 12%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	-	250 mm/s · 18–25% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	200 mm/s · 25%	350 mm/s · 20%
Glassengrave	-	300 mm/s · 12–18%
Kraft Paperengrave	-	500 mm/s · 8%
Leatherengrave	-	200 mm/min · 50%
Mapleengrave	-	200 mm/s · 25–30%
Marble Tileengrave	-	60 mm/s · 55%
Plywoodengrave	-	250 mm/s · 15–20%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	-	28800 mm/min · 65%
Rubberengrave	-	180 mm/s · 65%
Slate (coaster)engrave	-	300 mm/s · 20–28%
Slateengrave	250 mm/s · 65%	300 mm/s · 70%
Stainless Steelengrave	-	180 mm/s · 62%
Walnutengrave	-	200 mm/s · 25–30%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Thunder Laser Bolt or Epilog Zing 24?

It depends on your use case. Thunder Laser Bolt is 30W co2 with 500×300mm bed. Epilog Zing 24 is 30W co2. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Thunder Laser Bolt and Epilog Zing 24 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 5 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 Thunder Laser Bolt or Epilog Zing 24 compatible with LightBurn?

The Thunder Laser Bolt works natively with LightBurn. The Epilog Zing 24 uses . LightBurn compatibility may be possible via a community device profile but is not officially supported.

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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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: Camp

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

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: Bruce

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"Excellent quality. Item as described. Expectations exceeded."

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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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