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When people compare laser cutters and engravers, they usually look at power, bed size, speed, and material compatibility. One important specification that gets overlooked is object height: how short, tall, thick, flat, round, or irregular an item can be while still fitting inside the laser and staying in focus. Object height affects more than whether […]

When people first learn how to use a laser cutter or engraver, they usually focus on laser power. Power matters, of course, but speed is just as important. In many cases, speed is the setting that determines whether your project comes out clean, scorched, melted, incomplete, or beautifully finished. Laser speed controls how fast the […]

When people compare laser cutters and engravers, they often focus on laser power first. Power matters, of course, but the working area of the machine can be just as important. The working area determines how large your project can be, how many items you can process at once, what kinds of materials you can use, […]

Laser cutters and engravers are often advertised by wattage: 5W, 10W, 20W, 40W, 60W, 80W, 100W, and beyond. It is tempting to think “more watts equals better laser,” but laser power is only part of the story. The type of laser, the wavelength of light it produces, the material being processed, the lens, the speed, […]

An enclosed CO2 laser cutter and engraver is one of the most versatile digital fabrication tools in a modern makerspace. At first glance, it looks a little like a large printer with a glass lid, a work bed, a moving laser head, and an exhaust system. But instead of putting ink onto paper, it uses […]