Material · Operation	Two Trees TS2	xTool M1
2mm MDFcut	200 mm/min · 85% · 2× passes · air assist	—
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	1200 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes · air assist	1800 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	300 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes · air assist	180 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes	500 mm/min · 100% · 5× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut	150 mm/min · 100% · 4× passes	4 mm/s · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Tinted Acryliccut	—	5 mm/s · 80–85% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	—	400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	—	5 mm/s · 100% · air assist
Bamboo 3mmcut	—	300 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes
Bamboocut	1000 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist	1200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	1200 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 75–80% · 2× passes · air assist
Cardboard 3mmcut	—	500 mm/min · 70%
Cardboardcut	1500 mm/min · 45%	500 mm/min · 70%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)cut	—	80 mm/s
Cardstockcut	4000 mm/min · 35%	600 mm/min · 70%
Chipboard 2mmcut	—	800 mm/min · 90%
Cork 3mmcut	600 mm/min · 80%	2500 mm/min · 60%
Corkcut	1100 mm/min · 45–50% · 2× passes · air assist	2000 mm/min · 70%
Cotton Fabriccut	—	1200 mm/min · 80%
Denim Fabriccut	—	1000 mm/min · 85%
Faux Leathercut	—	500 mm/min · 90% · 2× passes
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)cut	1200 mm/min · 90–100% · 3× passes · air assist	1200 mm/min · 90–100% · 3× passes · air assist
Genuine Leathercut	150 mm/min · 90% · 3× passes · air assist	—
HTV Vinylcut	—	80 mm/s
Kraft Papercut	2500 mm/min · 25%	1000 mm/min · 55%
Leathercut	1000 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 55–60% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	800 mm/min · 90–100% · 6× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 90–100% · 6× passes · air assist
Papercut	—	800 mm/min · 60%
Plywoodcut	1200 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes · air assist	1500 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
Walnutcut	800 mm/min · 90–100% · 6× passes · air assist	800 mm/min · 90–100% · 6× passes · air assist
2mm MDFengrave	2000 mm/min · 35–40%	—
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	3500 mm/min · 40–45%	—
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	4000 mm/min · 50%	2000 mm/min · 50%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	—	2800 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	2500 mm/min · 40–45%	—
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	—	2000 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	2000 mm/min · 40–45%	100 mm/s · 25–30%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	—	2600 mm/min
3mm Tinted Acrylicengrave	—	60 mm/s · 100%
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 42%
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	—	100 mm/s · 25–30%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	2000 mm/min · 75%	800 mm/min · 75%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 45%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	—	800 mm/min · 90%
Bambooengrave	3500 mm/min · 75%	—
Basswoodengrave	3500 mm/min · 40–45%	3000 mm/min · 50%
Cardboardengrave	4500 mm/min · 15–20%	2000 mm/min · 25–30%
Cardstock (80–110 lb / ~220–300 gsm)engrave	—	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Cardstockengrave	8000 mm/min · 10–15%	2000 mm/min · 25–30%
Ceramic Tileengrave	—	600 mm/min · 100%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 42%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	2500 mm/min · 70%	—
Cork 3mmengrave	2000 mm/min · 30–35%	—
Corkengrave	4000 mm/min · 30%	—
Cotton Fabricengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 28%
Denim Fabricengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 42%
Faux Leatherengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 55%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist	5000 mm/min · 70–80% · air assist
Genuine Leatherengrave	3000 mm/min · 45%	70 mm/s · 60%
Glassengrave	6000 mm/min · 70–80%	6000 mm/min · 70–80%
HTV Vinylengrave	—	500 mm/s · 5–8%
Kraft Paperengrave	7500 mm/min · 10–15%	3000 mm/min · 20–25%
Leatherengrave	3500 mm/min · 65%	3000 mm/min · 35%
Mapleengrave	4000 mm/min · 80–90% · air assist	4000 mm/min · 80–90% · air assist
Paperengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 20–25%
Plywoodengrave	3500 mm/min · 40–45%	—
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	—	1200 mm/min · 70%
Slate (coaster)engrave	3500 mm/min · 80–90%	180 mm/s · 30%
Slateengrave	2500 mm/min · 65%	1500 mm/min · 80%
Walnutengrave	4000 mm/min · 80–90% · air assist	4000 mm/min · 80–90% · air assist

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the Two Trees TS2 or xTool M1?

It depends on your use case. Two Trees TS2 is 10W diode. xTool M1 is 10W diode with 300×300mm bed. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

What materials can both the Two Trees TS2 and xTool M1 cut or engrave?

Both machines have community-tested settings for 21 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

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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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