THE LASER WORKSHOP REFERENCE
Keep the source
beside the setting.
Find your way from a laser setting to the document behind it. Start with the units, the exact machine, and what the source actually says.
Select a material and laser family.
BY LASER FAMILY
Start with your laser.
CO2 Laser Settings by Material and Machine
Monport 40W, Monport ONYX-R and OMTech Polar 350 rows for acrylic, plywood, basswood and leather, with the exact machine and source.
Open reference 02Diode Laser Settings by Material and Machine
Creality Falcon2, xTool S1 and D1 Pro and Ortur module rows for wood, plywood, acrylic, leather and metals, quoted from each maker's page.
Open referenceBY MATERIAL
What is on your workbench?
Acrylic Laser Settings: Cut & Engrave Rows
Acrylic rows as Creality Falcon, xTool, Monport and OMTech print them: diode rows from 2 to 7.6 mm and CO2 rows from 1 to 5 mm.
Open reference 02Wood Laser Engraving & Cutting Settings
Basswood, bamboo and pine rows from Creality Falcon, xTool, Ortur, OMTech and Monport: engraving at 2 and 3 mm, cutting from 2 to 19 mm.
Open reference 03Plywood Laser Cutting Settings: 1 to 15 mm Rows
Walnut, rosewood, birch, cherry and other plywood rows from Creality Falcon, xTool, Ortur and Monport, from 1 to 15 mm, as each table prints them.
Open reference 04Stainless Steel Laser Engraving Settings
Brushed stainless steel engraving rows from the Creality Falcon2 page: 2 mm sheet on the 12W, 22W and 40W. The source prints no cutting row.
Open reference 05Anodized Aluminum Laser Engraving Settings
Anodized aluminum engraving rows from the Creality Falcon2 page: 3 mm sheet on the 12W, 22W and 40W, with speed and power as printed.
Open reference 06Leather Laser Engraving & Cutting Settings
Leather rows from Creality Falcon, Monport and OMTech: 0.65 mm diode engraving and cutting plus CO2 rows from 1 to 3 mm, each with its source.
Open reference01 / WORKSHOP TOOLS
Get the units right.
Optical Watt Decoder: Read Laser Power Ratings
Compare optical power, input power and wattage labels for laser modules. Check sources, missing values and conflicting specifications.
Open reference 02Laser Speed & Settings Converter
Convert mm/s, mm/min, in/s and in/min with clear units. Speed conversion preserves the value; it does not prove settings suit another laser.
Open referenceMACHINE REFERENCE
Check the exact model.
xTool S1 Settings: 20W & 40W Cutting Rows
xTool S1 20W and 40W cutting rows for basswood from 3 to 15 mm and black acrylic at 3 and 6 mm, quoted from xTool's material settings page.
Open reference 02Monport ONYX-R 55W Settings from the Manual
The Monport ONYX-R manual's Attachment 1 rows for acrylic, basswood and leather, with speed in mm/s and power as printed and the read date.
Open reference 03Creality Falcon2 Settings: 12W, 22W & 40W Rows
Creality Falcon2 rows by material for the 12W, 22W and 40W (40W in Normal mode), with optical and input power as the specs table prints them.
Open reference 04OMTech Polar 350 Settings from the Manual
The OMTech Polar 350 50W manual's engraving and cutting rows for acrylic, basswood and leather, cited line by line with unprinted fields marked.
Open reference02 / WORKSHOP FIELD GUIDES
Check the material. Keep the context.
Laser Not Cutting Through? Check Units & Controller
Check speed units, GRBL power scaling and DSP minimum power when a laser will not cut through. Follow the manual for hardware checks.
Open reference 02What Can Each Laser Cut? CO2, Diode & Fiber
Compare documented CO2, diode and fiber uses. Separate cutting from engraving, check material identity, and read the limits of a wattage label.
Open reference 03Cast vs Extruded Acrylic for Laser Cutting
Compare cast and extruded acrylic for CO2 cutting and engraving. Check finish, thickness and supplier identity before saving a machine preset.
Open reference 04LightBurn Material Library: Save, Load & Assign
Use LightBurn's Material Library to save and load settings. Compare Assign with Link, and keep each machine's library separate.
Open referenceA speed by itself leaves out the material, operation, laser module and conditions. Our reference format keeps those fields together, with a link to the document and the date we read it.
CutChart has not tested these machines. About CutChart explains the scope; our funding policy explains the commercial side.
Reference information only. Follow the instructions for your exact machine and material. A listed setting does not establish that a job is safe. Read the safety limits.