Your biggest Glowforge questions, answered

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Meet the Glowforge Craft Laser Series

Weve collected a few of our top questions from creators like you to make diving into the world of Glowforge a bit easier.

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I'm new to laser cutting - which Glowforge model would be a better fit for me?

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Generally, our Performance Laser Series is for people who want our fastest, most powerful laser whether it's for a business, starting a side hustle, or teaching in the classroom. Our Craft Laser Series is aimed at home crafters looking to level up their creating with a compact, easy-to-use laser. For an in-depth look at each lasers capabilities, check out our comparison chart.

What do people think about Glowforge? Are there any user reviews I can read?

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Over 100,000 Glowforge creators make over 3 million prints each month! Makers, creators, tinkerers, educators, business owners, side hustlers, and crafters all agree that Glowforge lets them bring their ideas to life in ways they never expected. But dont take our word for it! You can read reviews from Glowforge owners here.

What materials can I use with a Glowforge?

The short answer:All the materials you know and love plus hundreds more!

The long answer:Glowforge Plus, Pro, Plus HD, and Pro HD use a CO2 laser to cut materials like wood, fabric, leather, paper, acrylic, rubber, Corian, food, and many, many more. Glowforge Pro and Plus can also engrave all of the above, as well as glass, coated metal, marble, anodized aluminum, titanium, some phones, tablets, laptops, and more.

Glowforge Aura and Glowforge Spark use a blue, 6 watt, solid-state laser, so there are certain material capabilities that are important to know. Glowforge Aura and Spark can safely work with most laser-compatible materials including wood, acrylic, leather, veneer, paper, cardboard, denim, mylar, rubber, cork, sandpaper, food, stone, slate, titanium, aluminum, marble, ceramic tile, Corian, and hundreds more! Glowforge Aura and Spark are not compatible with glass, clear acrylic, white acrylic, blue acrylic, vinyl, or Draftboard materials.

Using the wrong material can damage your Glowforge or lead to a less-than-stellar experience, and using vinyl will immediately destroy your laser. When in doubt, we recommend using our line of made-for-Glowforge Proofgrade Materials for worry-free, guaranteed prints.

Are Glowforge lasers hard to use?

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Glowforge is incredibly easy to use! Most of our customers tell us it takes them less than 30 minutes to get their laser out of the box, plug it in, set it up, AND finish their first print. The web-based app, point-and-click software, and simple hardware (just one button) make it easy to use your Glowforge without any previous laser-crafting experience needed.

Weve seen incredible creativity from folks from preschool students to great-grandparents we have no doubt youll create amazing things, too!

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