Though Glowforge provides many features with their machines, they lack a larger work area, rotary support, higher laser power, tube replacement, offline running capability, etc. Glowforge Basic comes with a six-month warranty, but the Plus and Pro versions are provided with a one-year warranty. Glowforge Pro has a passthrough feature that allows you to process large sheets of materials up to 1/4″ thick.Īll machines from Glowforge have an in-built air assist system, preview camera, exhaust fan, and red dot guidance.

This mother board is designed with cutting-edge features to create new possibilities to your 40W laser engraving machine. The ability to work on various materials enables you to make various Glowforge projects that you can sell. Lightburn Compatible By using this GRBL controller, you can replace the nano controller and make Lightburn work with you, which is the most popular software used in the field of laser engraving. Glowforge can work on materials like wood, fabric, leather, paper, acrylic, Delrin, mylar, rubber, Corian, foods, glass, coated metal, marble, anodized aluminum, and titanium. Glowforge Basic and Plus models come with a 40W class 1 CO 2 laser source, while the Pro model comes with a 45W class 4 CO 2 laser source. They all look identical and have similar capabilities.

They are Glowforge Basic, Glowforge Plus, and Glowforge Pro. Glowforge has three laser machines under its name.

Lightburn compatible laser