Glowforge Setting Reference List

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1	Updated 01/2023									Thickness
2	Category	Material	Source	Operation	Speed	LPI	Power	Machine	Passes	inch	fraction	mm	Notes	Link to image
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6	"Vinyl" Siser EasyWeed 12" HTV is a polyurethane film	Siser Easy Weed	Siser	Cut	500		13	Basic	1	0.01
7	ACRYLIC
8	Acrylic	Acrylic - Brushed Aluminum on Black	Inventables	Engrave	1000	450	15	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Sold as 1/8, actually 3mm
9	Acrylic	Acrylic - Brushed Gold on Blue	Tap / Chemcast GP	Cut	150		70	Basic	1	0.06	1/16	1.5
10	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast)	Simbalux via Amazon	Cut	120		80	Basic		0.236	1/4	6	less glassy, but more accurate than full power approach.
11	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast)	Simbalux via Amazon	Cut	110		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	0.236	1/4	6	smooth, glassy surface. kerf = 0.285mm
12	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast)	Tap / Chemcast GP	Cut	125		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	0.117	1/8	3	On more detailed pieces, I've gotten warping and burn marks w/ this setting
13	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast)	Tap / Chemcast GP	Cut	190		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	3	0.177	3/16	4.5	Slow with multiple passes seems to be the name of the game
14	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast)	Tap / Chemcast GP	Engrave	1000		70	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Works on anything > 1/16", 1mm
15	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast)	Tap / Chemcast GP	Score	500		45	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Works on anything > 1/16", 1mm
16	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast) - Mask removed	Simbalux via Amazon	Cut	120		80	Basic	3	0.236	1/4	6	less glassy, but more accurate than full power approach. kerf = 0.260mm
17	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Cast) - Mask removed	Simbalux via Amazon	Cut	120		Full (Basic/Plus)		1	0.236	1/4	6	smooth, glassy surface.
18	Acrylic	Acrylic - Clear (Extruded)	Lowes / Optix	Cut	150		95	Basic	1	0.08	3/32	2	I add masking tape to the side being cut. Extruded, so it engraves poorly. Very stinky
19	Acrylic	Acrylic - Red fluorescent	trotec	Cut	180		85	Plus	2	0.125	1/8	3.175	Krylon MAXX paint. Scotchbrite 00 after engrave, prior to etching.
20	Acrylic	Acrylic - Red on Bright White Laserable Sheet	Inventables	165	1000	225	40	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Remove the clear masking plastic on the front BEFORE you start!
21	Acrylic	Acrylic - Silver and Gold Glitter Sheet	Inventables	Cut	115		97	Basic	1	0.069	1/16	1.75	2 passes
22	Acrylic		Inventables	Engrave	225		12	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
23	CARDBOARD
24	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard	Shipping box	Cut	180		60	Basic	1	0.15	5/32	3.81
25	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard	Shipping box	Cut	200		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	0.25	1/4	6.35	Chars the edges a bit
26	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard	Shipping box	Score	500		60	Basic	1	0.25	1/4	6.35
27	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard	Shipping box	Cut	150		85	Basic	2	0.3	5/16	7.62
28	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard	Shipping box	Engrave	1000	225	40	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	This is a pretty deep engrave
29	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard	Shipping box	Engrave	150	125	65		1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
30	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard - First Surface	Shipping box	Cut	400		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	0.15	5/32	3.81	cardstock
31	Cardboard/Draft	Cardboard - High Speed	Shipping box	Cut	325		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	0.15	5/32	3.81
32	Cardboard/Snake River Farms	Cardboard	Shipping box	Score	500		8	Pro	1	0.16	#N/A	#N/A	Nice crisp score for lettering
33	Cardboard/Snake River Farms	Cardboard	Shipping box	Cut	200		80	Pro	1	0.16	#N/A	#N/A	Needed just a bit of X-Acto klnife followup
34	ChalkBoard	ChalkBoard Frame from dollar tree		Engrave	1000	195	full	basic		0.32
35	Chip Board	Book Binders Board - JC	Blick	Cut	140		Full		1	.125"	1/8th	3.18
36	Chipboard	Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard	Amazon	Engrave	500	225	40	Basic	1	.04"
37	Chipboard	Grafix Medium Weight Chipboard	Amazon	Cut	400		Full	Basic	1	.04"
38	CLOTH
39	Cloth/Fabric	Denim		Engrave	1000		20	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Old pair of jeans made into a case; engraved without masking; worked best on dark areas.
40	Cloth/Fabric	Fabric, Purple Glitter	DTLA	Cut	350		100		1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A		Cast Plexiglass 12x12 translucent white
41	Cloth/Fabric	felt	amazon	Cut	350		40	PRO	1	0.03
42	Cloth/Fabric	Felt - 35% Wool/65% Rayon	Amazon	Cut	165		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	0.12	1/8	3	Cuts just enough to use a blade on back to finish the cut. This prevents the foam from a lot of warping.
43	Cloth/Fabric	Felt - soft 9”x12”	Michaels	Score	500		5	Basic	1	0.07874	3/32	2
44	Cloth/Fabric	Fleece		Engrave	1000		10	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
45	Cloth/Fabric	Fur	fabric.com	Cut	300		40	Basic	1	0.15	5/32	3.75
46	Cloth/Fabric	Hypalon		Cut	240		90	Plus		0.0472		1.2
47	Cloth/Fabric	Hypalon		Engrave	1000		40	Plus
48	Cloth/Fabric	Suede	Personal Stock	Cut	240		90	Basic	1	0.06	1/16	1.5	Item # 90905, Neenah Bright White, 65lb Premium Cardstock
49	Cloth/Fabric	Cotton - 100%	Gerber	Score	500		6	Basic		#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Very thin cotton, burns light brown
50	CORK
51	Cork	Cork Coasters	Bangor Cork	Score	200		5	Basic		0.25	1/4	6.35	Darker scores, like an HD score on Proofgrade
52	Cork	Cork Coasters	Craft Dealz	Engrave	1000	270	30	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
53	Cork	Cork Coasters	Michaels (Sheets)	Cut	265		100	Basic	1	0.205	3/16	5.2	Melts in the corners. (Probably not wool felt. Try 100% wool felt)
54	Cork	Cork Coasters	Michaels (Sheets)	Engrave	1000	270	25	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
55	Cork	Cork Paper w Adhesive	Hobby Lobby	Cut	200		43	Basic	1	0.03		0.75		https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10111846021998834&set=p.10111846021998834&type=3&theater&ifg=1
56	Cork	Cork Sheet	CleverBrand	Cut	350	N/A	85	Basic	2	0.125	1/8	3.175
57	Cork	Cork Trivet	IKEA	Engrave	1400	225	20	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	slow but nice contrast (1200 gives a "grey")
58	FOAM
59	Foam	Foam - Craft		Cut	140		10		2	0.05	1/16	1.25
60	Foam	Foam - EVA	Amazon	Cut	200		90	Basic	3	0.08	3/32	2
61	GLASS
62	Glass	Glass		Engrave	1000	125	80		1 or 2	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
63	Glass	Glass		Engrave	850	340	100		1 or 2	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
64	Glass	Glass Tile	Lowes	Engrave	600	270	Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	I didn't use masking
65	Glass	Mirror	Dollar Store	Engrave	500		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
66	LEATHER
67	Leather	From Tandy	Leather	Engrave	1000	225	43	My List	1	0.008
68	Leather	Leather - Vegan Saddle Collection	Johnson Plastics	Cut	500		90		1	0.065	1/16	1.651
69	Leather	Leather - Vegan Saddle Collection	Johnson Plastics	Engrave	1000		30		1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
70	METAL
71	Metal	Alumamark	https://alumamark.com/	Engrave	1000	270	27		1	0.02	1/32	0.5
72	Metal	Apple		Engrave	900		75	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#ERROR!
73	Metal	Custom Engraving Plates - Laser Engraving Plates	https://customengravingplates.com/		1000	270-340	30	Basic		0.01825		0.463	I made a jig out of Draftboard and tape and set height to .15.
74	Metal	Macbook Pro or Samsung	Apple or Google	Engrave	1000		800	Basic	1	0.04	3/64	1
75	Metal	Stainless Steel - Straw	Amazon	Engrave	200		Full (Basic/Plus)	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	Use masking tape so camera can map the material surface
76	PAPER
77	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock	Green File Folder	Cut	500		70	Basic	1	0.028	1/32	0.7112
78	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock		Engrave	1000		1	Basic	1	0.01	1/64	0.25
79	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock - Artboard Canson	Arron Bros/Michaels	Engrave	315	340	17	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
80	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock - Glitter	Hobby Lobby	Cut	500		70	Basic	1	0.056	1/16	1.425	Masked with glitter side down
81	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock - Glitter	Joann's	Cut	500		70	Plus	1	0.013	1/64	0.33
82	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock (White)	Blicks Art Supply	Cut	500	325	60	Plus	1	0.01	1/64	0.25
83	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock Brown	Michaels	Cut	500		10	Basic	1	0.01	1/64	0.25
84	Paper/Cardstock	Cardstock Brown	Michaels	Engrave	1000		20	Basic	1	0.01	1/64	0.25
85	Paper/Cardstock	Cue card		Cut	500		10	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
86	Paper/Cardstock	Cue card		Engrave	1000		5	Basic	1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
87	Paper/Cardstock	index paper		Engrave	450		5		1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
88	Paper/Cardstock	Paper		Cut	500		35		1	0.0075	1/64	0.1905
89	Paper/Cardstock	Paper - 28# heavy laser copier	Hammermill	Cut	300		15		1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
90	Paper/Cardstock	Paper - File Folder	Office supply	Cut	500		50	Basic	1	0.011	9/32	0.28
91	Paper/Cardstock	Paper - Heavy weight Pergamenata 230gsm (cut)	John Neal Books	Engrave	650		65	Basic	1	0.008	1/64	0.2
92	Paper/Cardstock	Paper - Watercolor 140 lb.		Engrave	1000	340	30		1	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A
93	Paper/Cardstock	Brown Paper Bag	paper	Engrave	1000		25	Basic	1	0.023			No Masking. Weight it down if possible.
94	PLASTIC
95	Plastic	Acetate		Cut	160		80		1	4mm			no scorching, a little bit of shrinking
96	Plastic	Acetate (Overhead Transparency)	Office Max	Cut	300		20		1	0.01	1/64	0.25	This blows away very easily and is hard to see in the camera. I use super 77 spray adhesive to tack it to 110lb cardstock. These settings cut through the plastic but not the paper allowing me to peel it off like sticker paper to get small miniture pieces.
97	Plastic	Acetate - Dura-Lar	Grafix Arts	Cut	500		30		1	0.005	1/128	0.125	Clean cut through, super slight singeing; Can cut @ 50 power as well
98	Plastic	PETG		Cut	300		90	Basic	1	0.02	1/64	0.51	Looks bad/clouded on coating sheets but clear when peeled off. Make sure it's well-ventilated.
99	Plastic	Polyethylene Film	Walmart	Cut	400		70	Basic	3	0.019	1/32	0.5	Feels dialed in
100	Plastic	Polyethylene Film	Walmart	Engrave	1000		30	Basic	1	0.019	1/32	0.5	500/1 makes a decent "score" mark but may occasionally pierce