Settings Database
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16 brandsOrtur Laser Master 3 20W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Official Ortur recommendation: 15000mm/min (250mm/s) at 100% power.
Community-verified OLM3 20W basswood engrave.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
3mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 3mm
2 passes for birch plywood at 20W. Air assist required.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
6mm acrylic single pass on 60W.
Ortur Laser Master 3 20W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
OLM3 20W cuts 3mm in 1 pass. Air assist critical.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
Slate Tile
High power, moderate speed for good slate contrast.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
6mm Basswood · 6mm
2 passes for 6mm. Air assist clears smoke between passes.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
6mm acrylic on 100W — lower power, good speed.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
Anodized Aluminum
Thunder 60W anodized aluminum.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
3mm Cast Acrylic · 3mm
Low air for acrylic — high air blows melt back.
60W CO2 cuts acrylic with flame-polished edge.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
3mm Cast Acrylic · 3mm
Frosted white on clear cast acrylic.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Leather engrave at 20W. Rich dark marks.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Standard basswood engrave. Good contrast.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Good leather engrave at moderate settings.
Ortur Laser Master 3 20W
Anodized Aluminum
High power for anodized on diode.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
AP Lazer 100W 6mm acrylic single pass.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
Granite
AP Lazer open architecture allows large granite slabs and headstones.
Open design lets AP Lazer work on objects of any size.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Production engrave speed on 100W machine.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Clean cut on veg tan.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Thunder can engrave up to 1000mm/s. 500mm/s is production-safe.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
AP Lazer 100W cuts 3mm basswood with ease.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
3mm Cast Acrylic · 3mm
AP Lazer recommends 3" lens for acrylic — cleaner edges on thick stock.
Lower power, higher speed. Cast acrylic gives frosted finish.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W
6mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 6mm
100W cuts 6mm birch cleanly.
Ortur Laser Master 3 20W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Single pass on veg tan.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Single pass on veg tan leather.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
3mm Black Acrylic · 3mm
Dark acrylic cuts well with air assist.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Built-in air assist — use it.
Cuts 3mm basswood in 1 pass. Comparable to Sculpfun S30 Pro Max.
Ortur Laser Master 3 20W
6mm Basswood · 6mm
6mm basswood requires 2 slow passes at 20W.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
Anodized Aluminum
Good anodized marking at high power.
Atomstack X20 Pro 20W
6mm Basswood · 6mm
6mm requires 2 passes. Slightly slower than Sculpfun in comparison tests.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
Anodized Aluminum
High power for anodized marking on diode.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Single pass on veg tan. Air assist reduces char.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
3mm Cast Acrylic · 3mm
High power with moderate speed for polished edge.
AP Lazer 100W cuts 3mm acrylic cleanly.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Production engrave at 100W. Very fast.
AP Lazer ST6X 100W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Very low power on high-wattage machine for leather.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W
6mm Basswood · 6mm
100W handles 6mm easily in 1 pass.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
100W cuts 3mm basswood fast. Lower % preserves tube life.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
Slate Tile
White on dark slate. Excellent for personalized gifts.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Thunder 60W leather engrave — low power, moderate speed.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Enable M8 in LightBurn for automatic air assist control.
S30 Pro Max cuts 3mm in 1 pass. Excellent focus retention vs. competitors.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
3mm Black Acrylic · 3mm
Opaque acrylic only — diode cannot cut clear.
3 passes on dark acrylic at 20W. Air assist keeps edges clean.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 100W
Anodized Aluminum
100W anodized aluminum — lower power needed vs. 60W.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
6mm Basswood · 6mm
60W cuts 6mm in 1 pass on Thunder.
Sculpfun S30 Pro Max 20W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Reduce from factory defaults — factory settings typically run too hot.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
Low air assist to prevent melt blowback.
Boss 65W 1/4" acrylic cut.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Boss 65W veg tan leather engrave.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
3mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 3mm
Boss 65W birch engrave.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
3mm Basswood
Boss 65W basswood engrave. Low power for clean marks.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Boss 65W leather cut.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Boss 65W 1/8" basswood cut.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-40-1630 40W
3mm Basswood
Official Rabbit Laser 40W wood engrave.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-40-1630 40W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
Official Rabbit Laser 40W 1/4" acrylic. Near full power required.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
Granite
Slight defocus.
Official Rabbit Laser 60W granite.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
Vegetable Tan Leather 1.5mm · 1.5mm
Official Rabbit Laser 60W thin leather cut.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-40-1630 40W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Official Rabbit Laser 40W 1/8" basswood. Higher % at lower wattage.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm
Official Rabbit Laser 60W leather engrave.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-40-1630 40W
Vegetable Tan Leather 1.5mm · 1.5mm
Official Rabbit Laser 40W thin leather cut.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
Anodized Aluminum
Official Rabbit Laser 60W anodized aluminum.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-40-1630 40W
Anodized Aluminum
Official Rabbit Laser 40W anodized aluminum.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
Anodized Aluminum
Boss 65W anodized aluminum mark.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
Powder Coated Metal
Do not engrave through coating — exposed metal may rust.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W powder coat.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Official Rabbit Laser 60W 1/8" basswood cut.
Boss Laser LS-1416 65W
3mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 3mm
Boss 65W 1/8" birch cut.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
3mm Basswood
Official Rabbit Laser 60W wood engrave.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
Anodized Aluminum
Power varies by anodize color — black requires lower power.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W anodized aluminum.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
Granite
Defocus target slightly for granite.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W granite. Rub paint into cracks for contrast.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm
Set scan gap for your required resolution.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W leather engrave.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-60-1630 60W
3mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 3mm
Official Rabbit Laser 60W birch plate.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
3mm Mirrored Acrylic · 3mm
First pass to near backing, second to finish. High air assist.
Excessive heat boils mirror backing. 2 passes required.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
Vegetable Tan Leather 1.5mm · 1.5mm
Lowest power with highest speed.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W 1/16" leather cut.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
3mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 3mm
Lowest power with highest speed.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W 1/8" birch plate.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
6mm Baltic Birch Plywood · 6mm
Official Rabbit Laser 80W 3/16" birch plywood.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
3mm Basswood
Apply masking tape to prevent sap haze.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W wood engrave.
OMTech Maker 80W
Anodized Aluminum
Slightly lower power than 60W machine for same result.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
Do not go too slow — surrounding acrylic will sag or catch fire.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W 1/4" acrylic cut.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
Float Glass
Keep glass cold with cold air, wet paper, or coating.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W. Use lowest power with thin scan gap.
Thunder Laser Nova 51 60W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Thunder 60W cuts 3mm basswood in single pass. Clean edge.
Boss Laser LS-1630 100W
Vegetable Tan Leather 3mm · 3mm
Boss 100W leather engrave.
Rabbit Laser USA RL-80-1630 80W
3mm Basswood · 3mm
Lowest power with highest speed for clean cut.
Official Rabbit Laser 80W 1/8" basswood cut.
Boss Laser LS-1630 100W
6mm Cast Acrylic · 6mm
Boss 100W 1/4" acrylic cut.
Boss Laser LS-1630 100W
Anodized Aluminum
Boss 100W anodized aluminum.