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Recommended Cut Settings - Glowforge Diode Lasers
May 9, 2024 Kris Mayberry

Recommended Cut Settings - Glowforge Diode Lasers

These cut settings come from us testing on our Glowforge Aura & Spark which uses an inline fan and is vented out the window. If you are using the Glowforge filter you may need to add another pass to these settings.

Acrylics

Size Speed Power Passes

Basil Lime

1/8"

10

10

3

Chocolate PeanutButter

1/8"

10

10

3

Chocolate Pecan

1/8"

10

10

3

Crimson Obsessed

1/8"

13

10

3

Indigo Amethyst

1/8"

10

10

3

Violet Gold Mist

1/8"

10

10

3

Foxglove

1/8"

7

10

3

Belladonna

1/8"

5

10

3

Moon Flower

1/8"

5

10

3

Copper Solstice

1/8"

10

10

3

Tangerine Dream

1/8"

5

10

3

Cherry Fizz

1/8"

5

10

3

Wildfire

1/8"

5

10

3

Phoenix

1/8"

5

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

Fairy Dust

1/8"

5

10

4

Gingerbread

1/8"

5

10

3

Silver Pixie Dust

1/8"

5

10

4

Rose Radiance

1/8"

5

10

3

Cinnamon Sparkle

1/8"

10

10

3

Black Magic

1/8"

10

10

3

Verdant Glimmer

1/8"

7

10

3

Gold Dust

1/8"

10

10

3

Cosmic Spark Glitz

1/8"

13

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

Aurum

1/8"

10

10

3

Chrome

1/8"

10

10

3

Copper

1/8"

10

10

3

Imperial

1/8"

10

10

3

Sterling

1/8"

5

10

3

Titanium

1/8"

10

10

3

Bronze

1/8"

10

10

3

Verdigris

1/8"

5

10

3

Bismuth

1/8"

10

10

3

Pyrite

1/8"

10

10

3

Blued Steel

1/8"

7

10

3

Vermillion Metallic

1/8"

7

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

Dandelion

1/8"

5

10

3

Tangerine

1/8"

7

10

3

Robin's Egg

1/8"

5

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

Tumeric

1/8"

10

10

3

Midnight Blue

1/8"

5

10

3

Meadow Green

1/8"

10

10

3

Milk Chocolate

1/8"

10

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

Dragon

1/8"

7

10

3

Lindwrum

1/8"

13

10

2

Wyvern

1/8"

13

10

2

Hydra

1/8"

13

10

2
Size Speed Power Passes

Cherry Gloss

1/8"

5

10

3

Cherry Matte 

1/8"

10

10

3

Cherry Transparent

1/8"

7

10

3

Clementine Gloss

1/8"

13

10

3

Clementine Matte

1/8"

13

10

3

Jet Black Gloss

1/8"

13

10

3

Jet Black Matte

1/8"

13

10

3

Lemon Gloss

1/8"

10

10

4

Lemon Matte

1/8"

10

10

4

Shamrock Gloss

1/8"

10

10

4

Shamrock Matte

1/8"

10

10

4

Shamrock Transparent

1/8"

7

10

3

Kelly Green Matte/Gloss

1/8"

10

10

3

Merlot Matte/Gloss

1/8"

13

10

3

Merlot Frosted Window

1/8"

10

10

3

Monochrome

1/16"

13

10

2
Size Speed Power Passes

Fresh Asphalt Black

1/8"

10 or 13

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

Gold Brushed Bronze

1/8"

10

10

3
Size Speed Power Passes

White on Cherry Red

1/8"

10

10

3

White on Clementine

1/8"

10

10

3

White on Lemon

1/8"

10

10

4

White on Shamrock

1/8"

10

10

4

White on Jet Black

1/8"

10

10

3

Wood

Size Speed Power Passes

All 1/8" Wood Manufactured Core

1/8"

10

10

3

Colored MDF

1/8"

10

10

3

Light & Dark MDF

1/8"

10

10

3

Basswood

1/8"

15

10

2

Basswood

1/16"

15

10

1

Maker Boards

1/8"

15

10

2

Balsa Wood

1/4"

40

10

2

Balsa Wood

1/8"

60

10

2

Balsa Wood

1/16"

80

10

2

Wood Veneer

Manual

50

10

2

COLOR Collection

Size Speed Power Passes

COLORboard Expressions with Black Acrylic Core

1/8"

13

10

3

COLORboard Expressions MDF Core

1/8"

10

10

3

COLORboard Expressions Faux Leather Core

0.03"

50

10

2

COLORboard Expressions Basswood Core

1/16"

15

10

1

COLORboard Expressions Chipboard Core

0.022

35

10

1

COLORboard Effect Flex Core

0.02"

50

10

2 Clear Masking Left On

COLORboard Effect MDF Core

1/8"

10

10

3 Clear Masking Left On

COLORboard Effects Basswood Core

1/16"

18

10

2 Clear Masking Left On

COLORvinyl HTV

0.02"

50

10

2

COLORlite Naturals Basswood Core

1/16"

15

10

1

COLORboard Solids Basswood Core

1/16"

15

10

1

COLORboard Solids Basswood Core

1/8"

15

10

2

COLORboard Solids MDF Core

1/8"

10

10

3

Vogue Elements

Speed Power Passes

Luxe Leather

40

10

1

Pressed Patterns

30

10

1

Glam Flex

20

10

1

Willows

10

10

1

Willows Lacewood

10

10

2

Other

Size Speed Power Passes

Shell Veneer with 3M Sheet

0.01"

35

10

3

Chipboard

0.03"

35

10

1

Faux Leather

0.03"

50

10

2

Cork

Manual

50

10

5

Rubber Stamp Sheet - Dark

0.09

10

10

4

Rubber Stamp Sheet - Light

0.09

5

10

4
Settings for the rubber stamp sheet
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