Return to the common questions index
Hey, welcome to the forum!
Glowforge has a getting started page, it’s definitely worth your time:
One portion of those pages covers the basic use of the Glowforge print interface. It’s worth your time to look it over:
https://support.glowforge.com/hc/en-us/sections/20461980538779-Using-the-Design-Workspace
When you’re ready for even more info, you’ll find everything in here interesting and useful, read through it and everything it links to.
Useful:
Overall welcome Maybe too entry level?
This will help you figure out how to cut new materials, really useful skill to have.
Essential if you’re going to cut anything non PG (which you will, probably)
What else might you need?
If you like to learn via video, check out this thread by @polarbrainfreeze , he’s one of the most expert users on the forum:
Hello Everyone,
I’ve been a regular on this forum since it started.
I have not been contributing much in the past 6 months, because I’ve been working on a different project in my spare time. Instead of creating new designs, I developed an “Introduction to Laser-Cutting” course. You can find it at:
For those who don’t know me, you can look up the list of topics in my profile: Profile - polarbrainfreeze - Glowforge Owners Forum
You’ll see many of the projects I’ve contributed over th…
A long while ago @cmreeder made this guide for new users, it’s full of handy tips. It’s an older thread but the bulk of what he mentions is still relevant.
Alright friends, As @Jules suggested, I am going to start a list of useful tips for the inexperienced.
Please add things that might be common knowledge to those who are comfortable with lasers but that might be big news to someone who is new.
We were crediting the folks who generated the tip; but discourse only allows you to mention ten members.
And lastly, don’t forget that there are more tutorials in the Tips and Tricks section of the forum. This will get you started:
Return to the common questions index
11 Likes
.
3 Likes