xTool D1 vs Sculpfun S6 Pro — Which Should You Buy?

Side-by-side specs, settings, and decision guide. Settings shown for each machine where available.

Which one should you buy?

Pick the Sculpfun S6 Pro if you want: more cutting power (6W vs 5W).

Where to buy

Sculpfun S6 Pro — check current price & availability

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Sculpfun S6 Pro

Power
6W

Laser Type
diode

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0 settings for xTool D173 settings for Sculpfun S6 Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · Operation	xTool D1	Sculpfun S6 Pro
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut	—	1800 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut	—	2000 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes · air assist
3mm Black Acryliccut	—	600 mm/min · 100% · 10× passes
3mm Clear Acryliccut	—	400 mm/min · 95% · 4× passes
3mm MDFcut	—	1500 mm/min · 100% · 4× passes · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut	—	200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes
Balsa Woodcut	—	250 mm/min · 80% · 2× passes
Bamboo 3mmcut	—	200 mm/min · 100% · 3× passes
Bamboocut	—	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Basswoodcut	—	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Cardboardcut	—	700 mm/min · 85%
Cardstockcut	—	5000 mm/min · 25%
Chipboard 2mmcut	—	500 mm/min · 95% · 2× passes
Cork 3mmcut	—	700 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes
Corkcut	—	800 mm/min · 60–65% · 2× passes · air assist
Cotton Fabriccut	—	700 mm/min · 90%
Dark Papercut	—	1200 mm/min · 45%
Denim Fabriccut	—	600 mm/min · 95%
Feltcut	—	2500 mm/min · 60%
Genuine Leathercut	—	700 mm/min · 80–85% · 2× passes · air assist
Kraft Papercut	—	1800 mm/min · 38%
Leathercut	—	700 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Maplecut	—	800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodcut	—	800 mm/min · 95% · 3× passes · air assist
Walnutcut	—	800 mm/min · 95–100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 60%
3mm Black Acrylicengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Clear Acrylic (Cast)engrave	—	1800 mm/min
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 40–45%
3mm Maple Plywoodengrave	—	1100 mm/min
3mm MDFengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 60%
3mm Mirrored Acrylicengrave	—	1700 mm/min
3mm Walnut Plywoodengrave	—	1200 mm/min · 55%
Anodized Aluminumengrave	—	1500 mm/min · 85%
Balsa Woodengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 30–35%
Bamboo 3mmengrave	—	1200 mm/min · 60%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 52%
Bambooengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 48%
Basswoodengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 45%
Cardboardengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 35–40%
Cardstockengrave	—	8000 mm/min · 15–20%
Ceramic Tileengrave	—	400 mm/min · 100%
Chipboard 2mmengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 50%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 75%
Corkengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 35%
Cotton Fabricengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 35%
Dark Paperengrave	—	3500 mm/min · 15–20%
Denim Fabricengrave	—	1800 mm/min · 48%
Faux Leatherengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 35%
Genuine Leather (Veg-Tan, ~3mm)engrave	—	2000 mm/min · 60%
Genuine Leatherengrave	—	2000 mm/min · 38%
Glassengrave	—	1500 mm/min · 85%
Kraft Paperengrave	—	5500 mm/min · 10–15%
Leatherengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 70%
Mapleengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 90–100% · 2× passes · air assist
Plywoodengrave	—	2500 mm/min · 40–45%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave	—	800 mm/min · 80%
Slate (coaster)engrave	—	2500 mm/min · 85–100% · 2× passes
Slateengrave	—	1500 mm/min · 80%
Walnutengrave	—	3000 mm/min · 90–100% · 2× passes · air assist

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better, the xTool D1 or Sculpfun S6 Pro?

It depends on your use case. xTool D1 is 5W diode. Sculpfun S6 Pro is 6W diode. See the decision guide and side-by-side specs above.

Is the Sculpfun S6 Pro (6W) much faster than the xTool D1 (5W)?

Higher wattage typically means faster cutting and the ability to cut thicker material in fewer passes. The Sculpfun S6 Pro (6W) cuts thicker material in single passes and engraves at higher speeds than the xTool D1 (5W). 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."

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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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