Beading & Jewelry Making

Best Laser Engravers: LASER TREE 20W Leads

Seven engraving machines compared on published specifications: bed size, laser type, software compatibility and footprint. Includes the deciding number most buyers ignore, and which pick suits a cramped desk beside a monitor.

Best CO2 Laser Engraver for Graphic Designers

Six engraving machines, ranked for people who work in vector files all day. The OMTech K40+ 45W leads on cut depth and bed size, but two of these picks are not CO2 machines at all, and that changes what they can do.

Beading & Jewelry Making

Best CO2 Laser Engravers for Students: OMTech K40+ Wins

A ranked shortlist of five CO2 laser engravers a student could realistically house, run, and learn on, judged on wattage, work area, software support, and footprint.

Beading & Jewelry Making

Best Wood Laser Engraver for a Home Workshop

Seven wood laser engravers ranked by wattage, workspace and precision, with the Twotrees TTS-55 Pro leading a field that runs from 2.5W hobby diodes to a 10W enclosed xTool.