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xTool S1 vs Glowforge Pro

Side-by-side laser settings comparison. Both machines have community settings for 8 materials.


xTool S1

Power
40W
Laser Type
diode
Work Area
498×330mm
Software
xTool Creative Space,LightBurn
Buy xTool S1

Glowforge Pro

Power
45W
Laser Type
co2
Software
Glowforge App
Buy Glowforge Pro
30 settings for xTool S118 settings for Glowforge Pro

Settings Comparison

Material · OperationxTool S1Glowforge Pro
3mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut350 mm/min · 65% · air assist25 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodcut400 mm/min · 60% · air assist30 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Clear Acryliccut20 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Hardboard HDFcut400 mm/min · 100% · 2× passes · air assist
3mm MDFcut13 mm/s · 100% · air assist
3mm Walnut Plywoodcut300 mm/min · 70% · air assist22 mm/s · 100% · air assist
6mm Baltic Birch Plywoodcut84 mm/min · 100%
6mm Basswood Plywoodcut200 mm/min · 85% · air assist
6mm MDFcut150 mm/min · 88% · air assist12 mm/s · 100% · air assist
Acryliccut150 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Cardboard (corrugated, ~3–4mm)cut300 mm/s · 80% · air assist
Cardboardcut3000 mm/min · 25%200 mm/s · 40%
Cork 3mmcut1200 mm/min · 70%
Genuine Leathercut25 mm/s · 80%
Kraft Papercut300 mm/s · 15%
Plywoodcut200 mm/s · 75% · air assist
3mm Basswood Plywoodengrave8000 mm/min · 35%150 mm/s · 40%
3mm Clear Acrylicengrave200 mm/s · 20%
Anodized Aluminumengrave350 mm/s · 60%500 mm/min · 100%
Bamboo Cutting Boardengrave4000 mm/min · 55%
Ceramic Tileengrave3000 mm/min · 85%
Coated Stainless Steel Tumblerengrave3000 mm/min · 65%
Genuine Leather (1–3mm)engrave300 mm/s · 40%
Genuine Leatherengrave6000 mm/min · 30%200 mm/s · 25%
Rubber Stamp Materialengrave2000 mm/min · 70%
Slate (coaster)engrave300 mm/s · 90%
Slateengrave4000 mm/min · 55%150 mm/s · 80%
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What Makers Say

★★★★★5.0· 6 reviews
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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

★★★★★

"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

★★★★★

"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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