Popular Woodworking

An Quick Look at the Glowforge Plus

For many years, woodworkers marveled at personalization of handcrafted goods available from large companies. In the past decade, the consumer laser has exploded on the scene, allowing access to this technology at an affordable cost.

Consumer lasers are perfect for wood projects. A few of the prominent brands available are Epilog, Orion, and Glowforge. The laser is the perfect machine to compliment the hobbyist's arsenal. So, I bought the Glowforge Plus, a mid-tier machine that I initially decided on while making wood veneer business cards for my maker friends.

Laser cutters are measured by is a 40 watt laser, which will cut through most ¼" wood in one pass.

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