xTool S1 — Genuine Leather

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Clean dark engrave on veg-tan leather. Reduce power for thinner hides.

40W S1 cuts 3mm veg-tan leather in 2 passes. Strong ventilation essential.

The 40W module requires much higher speed than lower-watt machines to avoid burning leather. Recommended community starting point: 40% power / 300mm/s / 1 pass for surface engraving on veg-tan. For chrome-tan or thinner leather, reduce power to 25–30%. For deeper engrave add a second pass rather than slowing down (prevents heat buildup). Brildor xTool leather guide recommends always running a test swatch and adjusting power in 5% increments. Do NOT use air assist for leather engraving. Source: Brildor xTool leather engraving parameters guide (brildor.com/blog/en/how-engrave-leather-xtool-parameters-tip/); xTool leather laser engraving guide (xtool.com/blogs/xtool-academy/leather-laser-engraving); 3DWithUs S1 settings.

Fast and light — leather burns easily at 40W so keep power low. 30% at 6000mm/min gives a rich dark mark on vegetable-tanned leather without going through. For photo portraits on leather, drop to 254 DPI and use Newsprint dithering.