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| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| language: |
| - en |
| pretty_name: EngraverScore laser engraver and cutter specifications |
| size_categories: |
| - n<1K |
| tags: |
| - laser-engraver |
| - laser-cutter |
| - product-data |
| - specifications |
| configs: |
| - config_name: models |
| data_files: models.csv |
| - config_name: values |
| data_files: values.csv |
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| |
| # EngraverScore data: laser engraver and cutter specifications |
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| Specifications of 44 laser engravers and cutters sold in the United States (21 diode, 5 CO2, 9 fiber, 4 UV, by the laser type each brand states), as 8 brands publish them on their own product pages and in their manuals. Read between 2026-10-08 and 2026-10-10. Every value has the address of the page it was read on and the date it was read. A figure the brand doesn’t publish is left blank, never estimated. Built for [EngraverScore](https://engraverscore.com/), an independent comparison site. |
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| | File | What it holds | Rows | |
| | --- | --- | --- | |
| | models.csv | One row per machine, one column per specification (63 columns), in the units the brands use | 44 | |
| | values.csv | One row per value, with its source type, source address and read date, and any other reading of the same figure | 922 | |
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| ## Columns of models.csv |
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| - `id`, `brand`, `model`, `variant`: the machine as the brand names it. `engraverscore_page`: the machine’s page on EngraverScore, with the figures and their sources. |
| - `laser_type`, `wavelength_nm`: the laser source as the brand states it. A second module sold with the machine has its own `laser2_*` columns. |
| - Power is always given with its type, never guessed: `optical_power_w` (light output), `input_power_w` (electrical power of the module), `tube_power_w` (rated power of a CO2 tube), or `power_type_not_stated_w` (the brand writes “20W laser” without saying which). |
| - Sizes in millimeters (`work_area_*`, `marking_field_*`, `size_mm` as length, width, height), weight in kilograms, speed in mm/s, pulse width in nanoseconds, warranties in years, source life in hours, `claimed_precision_mm` and `max_speed_mm_s` as the brand claims them. |
| - `engraves`, `cuts`, `cut_thickness_mm`: the materials and cut thicknesses a brand names for this machine, with the number of passes when it says so. Material names are mapped to a fixed list; a generic word such as “metal” stays generic. |
| - `laser_class_per_brand`: the class the brand publishes for this model. We never infer it, and it is not a safety rating. |
| - `rotary`, `camera`, `focus`, `air_assist`, `fume_filter`, `conveyor`: “sold separately by the brand” means the brand sells it for this model; it is not in the box. |
| - `lightburn_compatible_per_brand`: yes only when the brand writes that the machine works with LightBurn. |
| - `read_between`: the first and last dates on which values of this machine were read. |
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| ## How the values were read |
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| - Each value was read on the brand’s page or manual, and the number must appear in the text it was taken from. A unit conversion (such as kilowatts to watts) is made by a tested function and flagged `calculated from a figure on the brand page` in `source_type`. |
| - Where a brand’s own sources disagree, `values.csv` keeps the more cautious figure as `value` and lists the other readings in `other_readings` (21 values). |
| - Nothing was measured by EngraverScore. These are the brands’ claims, not test results. Brands whose terms don’t allow automated reading are left out of the files. |
| - The method is described on [How we score](https://engraverscore.com/how-we-score/) and the sources on [Data sources](https://engraverscore.com/data-sources/). |
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| ## Not in these files |
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| Prices, availability, ratings, images, the texts of the brands’ pages and manuals (including their safety instructions), and the retailers’ and affiliate networks’ data, which are not ours to redistribute. Read the brand’s manual before using any machine; nothing here replaces it. |
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| ## License and credit |
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| To the extent Julien Fourel holds rights in the compilation and the computed columns, they are licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): free to quote, chart, and republish, including commercially. Please credit “EngraverScore” with a link to https://engraverscore.com/. Facts such as a laser power or a work area belong to no one; the brands’ texts, logos and photos belong to them. Brand and model names belong to their owners and are used only to identify products. EngraverScore is independent and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by any brand named here. |
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| Corrections: https://engraverscore.com/report-an-error/ |
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| ## Also published at |
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| - Zenodo (citable, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23416522): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23416522 |
| - EngraverScore: https://engraverscore.com/ |
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