Glowforge Aura Craft Laser
Q&A
- The Glowforge Aura is the first Craft Laser, letting you unleash your creativity from your home.
- The Glowforge Basic is the standard home offering for personal printing.
- The Glowforge Plus is the premium home offering for the ultimate personal printing experience, ideal for small craft businesses.
- The Glowforge Pro is the most powerful and capable Glowforge model, suitable for big projects, businesses of any size and shared use.
Differences between the machines include:
Speed: Glowforge Aura uses a blue, 6 watt, solid state laser for powerful cut speeds. Compared to the Glowforge Basic and Plus 40 watt CO2 laser, Glowforge Pro uses a 45 watt CO2 laser which lets it cut at speeds up to 12X faster than Glowforge Aura.
Material Size: Glowforge Aura works with materials 12” x 12” size. It can cut materials up to 1/4" thick, and engrave materials up to 3/4" thick with the cutting tray removed. The Glowforge Basic, Plus and Glowforge Pro work with materials up to 18” deep, 20.4” wide, and 2” thick. The maximum printable area is about 11” x 19.5”.
With the Passthrough slot, the Glowforge Pro lets you make oversized prints. It can work with materials 20” wide, up to ¼” thick, and as long as you want. To use the Passthrough slot, you print the first 10 inches, slide the material through the slot, and repeat. That means you can create huge, dramatic products, including furniture!
Laser Class: Glowforge Basic, Plus and Glowforge Aura are both Class 1 lasers (like a DVD player). The Glowforge Pro Passthrough slot makes the Pro model a Class 4 laser which requires the person using it to have laser safety training (included with your purchase). You should not use the Pro in public or around kids without installing the included Pro Shields.
All machines come with a 12-month warranty.
Rated 2 out of
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jnsy from
Lacking functionality and overpriced software
Its a very basic laser cutter. Comes with a blue lens which means it cant cut white or clear materials. The web app that you have to use is severely lacking in functionality. You have to pay them an additional £239 per year to be able to add simple things like text or lines. you even need to pay this if you want to save your designs. Don't waste your money I wish I hadn't. I should have done more research.
Date published: 2024-06-22
Rated 5 out of
5
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Shellryder from
New user glowforge Aura
Love it! Just need to retire so I can play with it more 😊
Date published: 2024-01-10
Rated 5 out of
5
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CEW1609 from
Great machine, user friendly, great value
Brilliant beginner machine, easy to use, recommend
Date published: 2024-03-10
