Laser Tools & Calculators
The question every maker asks is "will this machine actually cut my material?" These free, interactive tools answer it from manufacturer cut charts and the physics of optical wattage and material absorption — enter your material and machine to check feasibility, or describe what you want to make and get a diode-versus-CO2 recommendation. Each carries a "How this is calculated" note. No review claims — just capability.
Material-Cut Calculator
Enter a material, a thickness and your machine’s optical wattage and type, and find out whether it can cut, only engrave, or do neither — with recommended speed and passes.
Open the tool →
Diode-vs-CO2 Chooser
Tell it what you want to make — materials, thickness, budget band, space and ventilation — and get a diode-versus-CO2 recommendation with the reasoning and a shortlist by type.
Open the tool →