CO2 Laser Engravers & Markers for Starters & Experts

CO2 laser engravers have been popular for many years, whether in daily life or industrial manufacturing, you can find it anywhere. It can either engrave an exquisite pattern on solid wood or plywood, or cut a smooth shape out of clear or colored acrylic sheet. It has high cost performance, doesn't need consumables and can handle any engraving you expect. All of these are great reasons to invest in a CO2 laser. So, what is a CO2 laser engraving machine exactly?

A CO2 laser engraver is an automatic engraving tool that uses the laser beam with high thermal energy emitted from the CO2 laser tube to focus on the surface of the material through refraction, melting and evaporating the excess material. At the same time, the laser head moves in all directions according to the designed file path, resulting in exquisite graphics and texts. A CO2 laser engraving machine consists of laser generator, 10.64 field mirror, 10.64 beam expander, power supply, scanning galvanometer, industrial computer, laser control card, laser control software, machine frame, chiller, circuit control system and other parts.

There are two ways to buy your lasers: online shopping or pickup in strore. The best way to start is probably buying online. Through popular online shops, you can compare features and costs until you've got a perfect fit. In the next step, you can buy online, or go to a physical store to experience and compare features and costs, and make a final decision based on your needs and budget.

Starting here, you can have a great experience for the range of options STYLECNC has to offer, including:

Model

You can choose from the STJ9060, STJ1390, STJ1325, STJ-30C, STJ-80C, STJ-100C, or STJ-200C. Each offers different technical specifications.

Power

Marking: 30 watts, 80 watts, 100 watts, 200 watts.

Engraving: 60 watts, 80 watts, 100 watts, 130 watts, 150 watts, 300 watts.

Table Size

STYLECNC Laser offers a number of options for working table sizes, including:

The most common engraving table sizes include 4 ft. x 8 ft., 3 feet by 4 feet, 2-foot-by-3-foot.

The mostly used marking table sizes include 100mm x 100mm, 200mm x 200mm, 300mm x 300mm, 600mm x 600mm, 800mm x 800mm.

You can also require a customized workbench size to match your needs.

Software

STYLECNC's laser comes with RDWorks, the most popular free. software in the world. In addition, it's capable of a few of free versions such as LaserGRBL and Inkscape, as well as some paid versions such as LightBurn.

Cost

The average of new CO2 lasers cost $5,280, an entry-lever laser engraver starts at $2,800, while a high-end laser marker costs up to $50,000. 

But that's far from the true cost to own one. When you take into account shipping, tax, care and maintenance, the cost of owning a CO2 laser engraving marking machine will make a big leap,  So far the average CO2 laser machine ownership costs were $6,728 in 2023.