Oh, I didn’t know that. I thought the 45 watt laser could. That was the main thing that got me to make the decision to buy the forge. I guess I need to do some fast research before it ships to decide if I actually even want it any more.
EDIT: I found this
That looks like etching to me. Maybe “etch” is one of those words that means one thing to a community in the know and another to outsiders (like “insect” to an entomologist - a generic bug to the rest of us)
EDIT2: The pendulum swings
So it really isn’t etching, just discoloring the surface. That’s really disheartening. I’ll have to think it over.