5 Reasons This YouTuber Switched From Glowforge to Thunder Laser

5 Reasons This YouTuber Switched From Glowforge to Thunder Laser

Are you struggling to decide between a Glowforge and Thunder Laser Nova 35 for your laser engraving needs? 

Choosing the right machine can be a daunting task.

With so many factors to consider, such as performance, ease of use, and value for money, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. 

Making the wrong choice can lead to frustration, wasted time, and possibly even costly upgrades down the line.

In Jay’s comprehensive comparison of Glowforge vs. Thunder Laser Nova 35, Jay reveals the top 5 reasons why he upgraded to the Thunder Laser Nova 35.

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Grant Burrage
Vice President, Thunder Laser USA
6 years hands-on · Nova, Nova Plus, Bolt, Bolt Plus, Aurora, Titan
Grant has run every machine Thunder Laser USA sells since 2020 — Nova, Nova Plus, Bolt, Bolt Plus, Aurora and Titan — cutting and engraving wood, acrylic, leather, coated metals and stone. Most of his week is demos, customer sample jobs, and helping the team work through whatever a customer is stuck on. He started before the industry had much training material and learned the machines by running them, which is why he has spent the years since building the knowledge base, tutorial library and video content Thunder Laser customers learn from now. He is currently working through UV printing, fiber metal cutting and metal 3D printing to build the same material for those.
Chris Myers
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Technical Support Manager, Thunder Laser USA
6 years hands-on · Nova Plus 51, Titan Pro 35, Aurora Pro 20W MOPA, Aurora UV, LightBurn, LaserMaker
Chris runs technical support at Thunder Laser USA, which means he sees the same failures over and over and knows which ones are actually the machine. An electrical engineer by degree and a tinkerer by nature, he has been hands-on with these machines since 2020. He runs a Nova Plus 51, a Titan Pro 35, an Aurora Pro 20W MOPA and an Aurora UV day to day, and has owned an Odin 22, a Bolt and an Aurora Lite besides — print and cut on the Titan Pro, plastics on the UV and MOPA, and wood, acrylic, tumblers, adhesive and fabric in the Nova Plus. He works in LightBurn and LaserMaker on the gantry machines and EzCad3 on the Aurora Pro.

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